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A little learning

He wrote a ‘g’, an ‘o’, then another and a ‘d’. His hand was shaking, stopping a few times in between letters. The next word was even more difficult. Something he had never written before. It took a few minutes. His teacher took his notebook and shook her head twice. “It’s M-O-R-N-I-N-G, not monring, Grandpa!” Written for daily theme #Language in 55wordstory Tweet … Read entire article »

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The end

Paper lay in a heap on the table. The room was dark. Only an overhead lamp hung above the table where he bent over a small piece with a magnifying glass when she came in abruptly. He probably had not gotten out of the room in last few days. She asked, “Why did you ask me to come here?” His eyes sparkled, “I got it. Finally!” “Oh! Have you now?”, she asked, excited. “Yes, finally.” He breathed a sigh. “What is it?”, she hurried. “The clue we were waiting for so long. It was right in front of us but we kept missing it.” “But how could you?” “It was so small, insignificant. It was all there in the ticket. See!”, he held up the small piece of paper. He continued, “It tells everyone who did the first … Read entire article »

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Salutation

A few lines were scribbled, a few words were struck through, blotches of ink here and there on the crinkled paper – as it was, did not aesthetically look like a letter, but Anita read on. “I don’t know how to tell you, I like you ever since I saw you first time. I love to hear when you speak. I feel like I am dreaming”, then there was something she could not read. “I cannot look into your eyes. I feel so shy, but I pick up a fight with others to get a close view, every other day.” She stopped at scribbled words, again. “When you sit on your chair and cross your legs, I feel so uneasy but I cannot take my eyes off. I jabbed one’s nose who was … Read entire article »

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Citadel

“I cannot believe”, he wanted to add – she did it, but stopped. He was way too excited. “Well, you can see for yourself”, his friend sighed. “I am at a loss. I don’t know what to say. It was such a lovely house, so beautiful and something I have always been jealous of you for. How long did it take to build, long for sure?” “Ah! No less than two years I guess”, he kept his voice low, looking at it now. Everything looked like a mess. Broken pieces of everything shattered. “It was not just a house. It was a work of art. I could compare with. You started with nothing and then you got all those wonderful ideas, you adorned with just perfect little souvenirs from all around.” He … Read entire article »

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The Kill

Bang!He did it.The target lay dead. His partner flung,”Where shall we dispose him?” He grinned,”In the bin”,lifting the mouse by its tail. Tweet … Read entire article »

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