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Blind Date
Rahul was so excited to go for the blind date. His heart was racing, as he thought of meeting Meena at The Indian Coffee House. He liked the quiet and cozy ambience of the restaurant and so when it came to making a decision on the place of their meeting, he gave this choice without…
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Sophie and her diary
“Alfred, where are you going all dressed up like that?” my mom queried, as I finished breakfast in a hurry whilst constantly glancing towards the clock anxiously! “Well, mom! I have been called for an interview at the Osborne Manor for the vacant post of a clerk; and I am getting late!” She was shocked…
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Damian, the white stork and its first migration.
In a Polish village, on a clear and beautiful Spring morning, two young girls are gazing out of their window from the eleventh floor when they notice a big nest built by a pair of white storks on top of a sycamore tree down below, not far from their building. They are pleasantly surprised when…
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The Milkman
We all know that in India, most people get their daily milk needs from the milk vendors and the actual owners of small dairy farms. The milk vendors bring milk packets packed by big commercial dairies. While the small dairy owners with a few animals do the milking manually in mornings and evenings and deliver…
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The plan
. A small village in Northern India was home to this Muslim trading family. Their family house was situated by the side of a little mountain stream which made pleasant sounds as it flowed over the rocks all year round. A lilting recitation of Koranic verses could be heard emerging from this house on a…
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Esoteric Escaped
The year is 2052 and I want to contact my travel agent Wondrous Wanderers (WW; previously known as The Wanderers) to fix my travel plans. I snap my fingers and a virtual screen comes before me. My digital friend, Brainy, has a brain-computer interface and can understand my commands by the movements of the neurons…
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Stuck in a lift
Rupesh finished his gym exercises on the ground floor of his building and then went up to the terrace on the 28th floor for his yoga routine. He liked to do his yoga in the open spaces. He felt rejuvenated after all this effort he put in daily to maintain his health. He was 35…
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Jungle lore
I first met Fernandez when I was in high school. Those were the days before India’s independence. He was in the hospitality industry but had a deep interest in wild-life. He was born and brought up in a small town called Ramnagar near Nainital and had a craze for safaris and winter sports. I, being…
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The man and his time capsule.
The Man and His Time Capsule: Inspired by a prompt from Reedsy.com Abhisekh was deep in thought as he sat in a public park. What had he achieved in life, he asked himself? He was 25 years old, decent looking and had a good income. He was engaged to a nice girl in the neighborhood.…
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The Thief
Sailesh was riding a shared auto rickshaw in what was a bumpy ride on some of the poorly laid Gwalior roads. In the crowded vehicle, strangely he felt he was alone, immersed as he was philosophizing about his life so far. He had seen twenty five summers, gaining experience over the years, doing odd jobs…