My Jottings
Is It (H)uman?
Is It (H)uman? The next day Varun woke up tired and worried. He had had a very troubled night. He had woken up several times because of the nightmares constantly haunting him, each one more frightening than the previous. Finally, he got out of bed at 6 AM and after having a bath and breakfast […]
(G)ayatri On The Scene
(G)ayatri on the scene Varun had never got on well with Anandi’s sister Gayatri. Gayatri was the CEO of a software firm in Delhi. She considered Varun a gold digger and had done everything within her power to stop Anandi from marrying him. Even before Varun had entered Anandi’s life, Gayatri was very angry with […]
A (F)rightening (F)ace
A (F)rightening (F)ace For some reason Varun was allowed to speak to Anandi only for a very little time initially. By noon the next day, Varun could see that two more doctors were attending to Anandi. Dr Peter Ribeiro spoke to Varun at 5 PM in the evening. He called Varun to his room and […]
The Woman With (E)lephantiasis
The Woman With (E)lephantiasis Varun had rushed Anandi to the Damodar hospital after the monkey attack. It was one of the best hospitals in Goa and was frequented by most celebrities in the state. The scratches on Anandi’s face were deep and blood was oozing profusely from them when she was wheeled into the hospital. […]
(D)odo The Monkey
(D)odo The Monkey Anandi and Varun walked on the sands of the Calangute beach. They were both dressed in casuals. Varun had had a lot of problems in getting Anandi to calm down that afternoon. She had thrown a real tantrum and it took a lot of convincing on his part to remove the doubts […]
At (C)alangute Beach In Goa
At (C)alangute Beach in Goa Varun and Anandi landed at the Goa International Airport at 1 PM. They had booked a villa at the Alexandria resort near Calangute beach which was forty-one kilometres from the airport. They hired a cab and soon reached the resort. They were welcomed with garlands by the resort authorities and […]
Varun and Anandi (B)hairav
Varun and Anandi (B)hairav 12th June 1989 Varun Bhairav was besotted with his actress wife Anandi. They had married six months back. He had been a stuntman quite often in the movies in which Anandi acted as the heroine. Many people had predicted that the marriage would end within a year. They said she would […]
At (A)ravankolom Village…
At (A)ravankolom Village 12th January 1934 The following events take place in the village of Aravankolom in Tamil Nadu. It was midnight, but Akhila was fully awake and agog with excitement. She was smiling to herself. Akhila was sixteen and was an extremely pretty girl. She looked up at the roof of the small hut […]
Theme Reveal For A2Z Challenge 2023
Theme Reveal for A2Z Challenge 2023 Hi Everyone, This is going to be a very short theme reveal. I am Sitharaam Jayakumar, and my friends call me Jai. I passed out as a Metallurgical engineer in the year 1988 and took up a career in Information Technology in 1991. I took to writing seriously only […]
The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories – Charmila M Sankar – Book Review
The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories – Charmila M Sankar – Book Review Title: The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories Number of Pages: 52 Author: Charmila M Sankar Genre: Fiction / Short Stories Publisher: Self-Published On The Notion Press Platform Price: Rs 125 Link For Purchase: The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories My Take: Pros: […]
