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Hari & Latha: Friends again?
That evening, as she walks out of her college after the debate team’s meeting, she sees a familiar face at the bus stop across her college. As she draws nearer, she realises that it is Hari. She considers walking on and pretending to not have seen him, but their eyes have already locked and now […]
Change by Paulo Coelho
Those who think that the mountains don’t change are wrong: they were born out of earthquakes, are eroded by wind and rain, and each day they are slightly different, even though we do not notice that change. The mountains change and are pleased: ‘It’s good not to be the same all the time,’ they say […]
Richard tendered his resignation!
It was a pleasant spring morning. The early morning flight from Singapore had landed ahead of schedule at the Sydney Airport. As Richard stepped out of the Airbus 330-300 VH-QPG, he was grateful for another uneventful flight journey. As he left the flight that morning, Richard was sure of one thing; he never wanted to […]
A Hymn to the (Jail) Super* by Kazi Nazrul Islam
(Original: Super (jeler) Bondona) Translation: Sajed Kamal ========================= In your jail you care for us to the hilt, blessed you are, blessed you are! This song of mine is in your honor, blessed you are, blessed you are!! You have stationed guards at our doors, in the dark rooms, chained us with such affection as […]
Souvik and Anuradha: Goa Visit
By the time Souvik wakes up, it is almost noon. He is in no mood to visit tourist spots. He would much rather just sit here relax and later head to the beach for the sunset. But Anuradha seems to have other plans, she seems rather pissed already. Souvik would really hate to start out on […]
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? […]
Madhura is upset!
Sangeeta’s words really pricked Madhura. About half an hour later, she is still standing at the entrance of the home and crying inconsolably. Her mother-in-law seems conflicted for a while, but ultimately she comes around and consoles Madhura. “There, there” she says, “You did not really come here expecting her to come running to you […]
A Moments Indulgence By Rabindranath Tagore
I ask for a moment’s indulgence to sit by thy side. The works that I have in hand I will finish afterwards. Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor respite, and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless sea of toil. Today the summer has come at […]
Radhika- not an usual day!
One day after a tiring day of organizing an exotic wedding in Madagascar, Radhika retired to her room in the resort at the wee hours of the morning, completely exhausted and famished. She was about to hit the shower when the doorbell rang. A little wary, she opened her door to find a man in […]
A Dream Within a Dream By Edgar Allen Poe
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? […]
Richard Figg is on a shaky ground..
Ever since the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Richard had begun to sense that his love for flying was slowly, but surely, ebbing. Then there was the incident with the Air Asia flight. Now, it was more than a year since that fateful flight trip on the 8th of March, 2014 and the […]
A Poison Tree – Poem by William Blake
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both […]
Kahlil Gibran on Love
When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste […]
Matt Reynolds had a car accident
One fine day, as he was heading back from the court to his office, Matt Reynolds got so engrossed in his conversation with his client over the headset that he didn’t observe the five year-old kid that ran right in front of his car. Although he swerved in the last time, the hood of the […]
Paulo Coelho explains the concept of the Universe conspiring…
There is sometimes a bit of confusion in regards to a passage of my book The Alchemist: “And when you really want something, the world conspires to make a dream come true”. Mind you, some people sometimes want things that in the end won’t truly help them. The Universe is merely an echo of our […]
Hari is in a fix
Two days after his first date with Latha, Hari’s classmate Anil was hospitalised following a road accident. He had been so busy and sleep-deprived over the next two weeks, he barely kept track of time. Almost three weeks after their first date, he realises that he had received a text from her and that he […]
If you want what visible reality
From Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks If you want what visible reality can give, you’re an employee. If you want the unseen world, you’re not living your truth. Both wishes are foolish, but you’ll be forgiven for forgetting that what you really want is love’s confusing joy. Presented by: Let Us Write
Hi from Matt Reynolds
Age – 25 years Occupation – Associate at a law firm Alma Mater – Harvard Law School Matt had worked really hard to be an associate at Kirk & Rourke, a famous law firm in New York. He had studied hard throughout the school. He was the high school valedictorian and he went on to […]
If I Were King, By Alan Alexander Milne
I often wish I were a King, And then I could do anything. If only I were King of Spain, I’d take my hat off in the rain. If only I were King of France, I wouldn’t brush my hair for aunts. I think, if I were King of Greece, I’d push things off the mantelpiece. […]
From Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense. Presented by: Let Us Write