Short Fiction #41

The trip to the airport is an hour long. The first time in this trip that I’m alone with you, Suguna hasn’t forgotten about us. You sit next to me, our hands are close enough to touch, and yet they don’t. We pass vendors selling raw mangoes on the road side, beautiful plump totapuri. You …

Conversations #3

“So, when did you know?” “Know what?” “That you loved her?” “I bet you want me to say that it was at first sight?” “Was it” “If only it was, but love doesn’t work like that. I always liked her, but it was not till I saw her, sad, crying and alone, with smutty mascara …

All Things Chocolate

Over the last few months, I've been sampling dark chocolate bars from the All Things shop. I stumbled upon them, when reading about the bars in a article about gourmet chocolates in India. The price point (about 350/bar) did put me off initially, but well then the love for chocolate conquers all. The bars themselves …

Conversations #2

“I don’t like him” “I’m not asking you to like him!” “You are extremely naive, you expect me to look at the world with the same rose colored glasses that you wear!” “Ma! I’m 25! I can make my own choices, and he is my choice.” “I know. But, what if you are wrong? What …

Doors

From time to time I find myself in front of a door I can't seem to open. It seems so unfair that the door won’t open because I've made every effort to open it. Some days I question my need to open that door. Just because others have opened it, does it mean I must? …