Ace
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Ashes of Us
Why was it so quiet? It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The cafe hummed with the low murmur of people pretending they had nowhere else to be. A new age version of the classic about a cold cold heart… Continue reading
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Pensive Moments 2 – What If?
The crimson hue illuminated everyone who stood there. Poised for it to turn green. As if signalling a new era. An era which promoted the resumption of their lives. She turned back. Not a slow deliberate glance, but a fleeting… Continue reading
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Tributes – Somewhere I Belong
It was a simpler time. Back when you knew your neighbours. When you could run over to their place when the smell of a freshly baked pie wafted through the open doors. Back when you had a dog eared copy… Continue reading
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Part 9 – The Crimson Abyss
In the days that followed, we seemingly went back to normal. Isn’t it remarkable, the diversity and the relativity in the definition of normal. The true meaning only seen in the eyes of the beholder. My only motive and my… Continue reading
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Part 8 – The Macabre Tide
Death strikes without warning, snatching away everything like a merciless plunderer leaving you empty handed in the blink of an eye. For Penny, it stole the opportunity to leave. In her convoluted mind, she had conjured a path to exit… Continue reading
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Part 7 – Lost in the smoke
It was a sunny day. I had consumed a scrumptious lunch and walked up to the terrace to have my customary post meal cigarette. Penny and I doted each other that we’d take every opportunity to act like impish teenagers… Continue reading
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Part 6 – Ephemeral Paradise
Photo by Engin Akyurt What followed was an overture of experiences. Penny and I weren’t in the shadows any more. While the puritanical cages built by society tried to contain us, we were liberated in our spirits. The burden of… Continue reading
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Part 1 – Serendipity
Till date I don’t understand what is the mechanics behind connections that I make. Seemingly random events, acts or triggers that lead to something meaningful. What is it inside of us that makes us go for it in the inflection… Continue reading
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Part 5 – Burning Desires
It was my birthday. It had always been an arbitrary day for me. It was nearly one score that no one had made an attempt to make that day about me. Let alone a grandiose gesture, it was always plagued… Continue reading
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Part 4 – Finding Shelter
What ensued in the next four weeks was nothing short of an enthralling whirlwind. Penny broke into my heart like a hot knife through butter. She was drawn to me like a duck to water. It was want rather than… Continue reading
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