Gratitude … A family of 1000… Some of the words that are coming to my mind while writing this. Today, I’ll tell y’all a story. Cut to the night of 12 May, 2020. Its 8 pm and I’m uploading the title image for my first post Closure. Just 3 hours before, I saw an ad…
THE SUBTLE ART OF TALKING TO SELF
Presenting to you one of my random musings for today. It struck me out of nowhere and I spent some time marvelling at this. I’m talking about the art of talking to self. Talking generally involves addressing your thoughts to a person. Talking to oneself involves addressing your own thoughts to yourself. Normally, there is…
Reboot: A Short Story
This is a short story that I wrote today on a creative prompt. The prompt is ” His mind went numb as he stared blankly at his phone. His gaze was centered at only one word… Reboot. “ His mind went numb as he stared blankly at his phone. His gaze was centred at only…
The Hate You Give : Book Review
‘The Hate you give’ is a young adult novel written by Angie Thomas in 2017. It was written as a reaction to the police shooting of Oscar Grant and focuses on the ‘Black lives matter’ movement. The novel received critical acclaim and was widely appreciated. It has also been adapted into a Hollywood movie by…
Slow Thuds
I recently got a creative writing prompt to write a short story. Y’all can also submit your prompts on the “Your Idea Box” page here. The prompt : “The dull sound has echoed in her ears as long as she could remember. No one else seems to hear it. The thing is, over the years,…
The Reality of Snape: A Pause
Today is the anniversary of the renowned book and movie series ‘Harry Potter’ by J.K. Rowling. So, what better day to write this post. I tried writing ‘a pause’. It is a form of a writeup in which I analyse a particular movie scene which is very iconic and powerful. So, basically you pause and…
Author’s Note : Journey so Far
Here I am, feeling ecstatic, overwhelmed and nervous while writing this post. I started this blog because writing is my emotional outlet and I needed a place to vent my thoughts. I never thought that I will receive this kind of outreach or appreciation for my thoughts. Its been almost two months, I started this…
Select micro-stories : I
Microstories Lockdown diaries As he wiped the perspiration off his face behind the mask, windy breeze hit his face. Smells of the land filled his nose and his hearth with warmth, he could smell his mother making his favorite dessert. Finally, he had one reason to thank the pandemic. It had led to homecoming. 2….
Journey to the Dark
Today I visited the land of the dead,filled with all sorts of dejected souls.First I strolled in the town of lights,There I met hopeless romantics, still idealizing mortal love.I met the naturals, people who were fated to arrive here,and I met the shallows, whose cycle of life had an abrupt puncture.The shallows had an eerie…
Something Just Like This : Song Review
We all come across book and movie reviews, so why not review something that is our only companion on certain days, i.e. Music. “Something just like this” is a song of EDM genre released by American electronic music duo The Chainsmokers and British rock band Coldplay in 2017. The song reached the top ten of…
Not so Digital…
If there is anything I wanted, at three in the morning.Apart from moist eyes and a numb mind,was to transport back in time.When love was simple.The love with elusive dimensions and perhaps, less validation.When the night was ecstatic to meet its moon, and patience was its energy.Love which was a subtle mellow.Love which was found…
Mental Health: A Hopeful Rant
So, I have been inactive for a long time now and I’m grateful for the two mails I got from people who follow my work, asking the reason for the same. Let’s face it. The whole world has witnessed the adversity of Covid-19 and the atrocities it has unleashed on people, mentally and physically. A…
The Lone Streetlight
The lone streetlightstands tall and mightyA pallbearer of the dark world that lies beneath. It was winter,A father sat beneath the streetlightHis son curled up in his arms, like a dry leaf ready to crumble.He didn’t need food as usual;Hope was the child’s dinner, as was guilt and shame for the father. It was spring,A…
The Man who knew Infinity: Movie Review
The man who knew infinity is a biographical drama film based on the life of the great Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. The movie is an adaptation of a book written by Robert Kanigel. Set at the advent of the 20th century, when India was under the subjugative British epoch, the movie captures Ramanujan’s love and…
Writer’s Block and ways to tackle it
Here I am, staring into this endless abyssMusic in my ears, and caffeine in my bloodstream.Yet again, the land of my thoughts is barren.My mind, which is usually a patron of succulent imagination, now boils with rage at this creativity shutdown. This situation is experienced by every writer once in their lives and is lucidly…
Moon
For each sun, there is a moon.Which is passive yet illuminating.It will maintain its eerie presence, for the sun gives it energy and its soul lies therein.Perhaps , the only retribution it has is that the sins of the sun will be inflicted upon it.The nights cannot be powerful without the moon.The magnificent beauty it…
The Da Vinci Code: Book review
‘The Da Vinci Code’ is a mystery fiction thriller written by Dan Brown in 2003. The novel has received worldwide acclamation and is no less than a masterpiece. The theme of the novel is a conquest for the protagonists; Robert Langdon, who is a professor of religious symbology at Harvard University, and Sophie Neveu who…
Closure
Once again, I crave an audience with my gone self.Once again, I reckon.For closure is just a word, spit on my streets by fugitives of the heart.Brimming with charm, and squalid souls.Once again, I’ll return to bed.Like a fallen soldier in the battlefield, but all he has the world to show is a bruised ego…
Author’s Update & The Ideal Inspiration Blogger Award
Hey readers ! How are y’all? I have been very occupied in the past few days. My college is going to start soon online in this Covid situation and I had to submit assignments as well as get my affairs in order. I will try to be as active on the blog as before. I…
The Sunshine Blogger Award: III & IV
I was nominated for this prestigious award again, taking the tally of this particular award to four. For the previous two awards, check The Sunshine Blogger Award: I and II. This time, I was nominated by: Shubhangi Srinivasan of The Shubhster Diaries. Nida Khan of Seeds. I thank both of them. Both Shubhangi and Nida…
The Thinking Pen 