Category: CATology

neelwrites/whathappensinclassstaysinclass/CATology/students/fiction/TTC/FOWC/flash/13/10/2018

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WHAT HAPPENS IN CLASS STAYS IN CLASS By Neel Anil Panciker Students come in all shapes and sizes and, might I add here, orientations, inclinations, and affiliations. I first saw him in an English Class. Well, spotted would be a better word. It was Day One, Week Three of the mid-season batch, an early morning … Continue reading neelwrites/whathappensinclassstaysinclass/CATology/students/fiction/TTC/FOWC/flash/13/10/2018

neelwrites/whathappensinclassstaysinclass/fiction/realisticfiction/ACAT’SDIARY/342words/12/09/2018

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WRITTEN FOR MULTIPLE PROMPTS FOWC with Fandango — Game https://athling2001.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/response-jsw-prompt-8-27-2018/ https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/three-things-challenge-11-sept-2018/   WHAT HAPPENS IN CLASS STAYS IN CLASS By Neel Anil Panicker Two minutes into the class, and boredom’s already set in. I mean, tell me, whoever sits through a two hour class on English Grammar? ‘Preposition’ _ that’s what the bald as an eagle … Continue reading neelwrites/whathappensinclassstaysinclass/fiction/realisticfiction/ACAT’SDIARY/342words/12/09/2018

neelwrites/ACATMASTERCLASS/ThreeThingsChallenge/fiction/realisticfiction/CATology/30/08/2018

by neeltheauthor- author of WHEN LIFE THROWS THOSE CURVE BALLS

A CAT MASTERCLASS   (realistic fiction) By Neel Anil Panicker Professor Kumar was not a firm believer in the predictive powers of first impressions. Long years spent whizzing in and out of innumerable classrooms had wizened him up to the harsh reality that appearances could be, and usually are, deceptive. And so it wasn’t a case … Continue reading neelwrites/ACATMASTERCLASS/ThreeThingsChallenge/fiction/realisticfiction/CATology/30/08/2018

neelwrites/classact/fiction/sicsentencestories/29/12/2017

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SSS A BIT LATE… This week’s cue is SUSPEND… DECEMBER 28, 2017 Hosted by ZOE at https://unchartedblogdotorg.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/oops-sss-a-bit-late/ A MASTER CLASS By Neel Anil Panicker “Listen, dear friend, trust me when I this and am saying this not out of my hat but out of my experience, a great many years of hard won experience.” ‘Do I have a choice? Go … Continue reading neelwrites/classact/fiction/sicsentencestories/29/12/2017

neelwrites/maya:littlemorethanillusion/fiction/shortstory/reena’sexplorationchallengeweek#16/14/12/2017

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Hosted by the fantabulous Reena at https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-16/ Here is a character narrating different episodes from her life. You get an idea of the overall personality. Pick just one sentence from the story, and develop further on that. MAYA: LITTLE MORE THAN ILLUSION By Neel Anil Panicker I see the rage in my boss’s eyes and know … Continue reading neelwrites/maya:littlemorethanillusion/fiction/shortstory/reena’sexplorationchallengeweek#16/14/12/2017

neelwrites/training/flashfiction/performance/09/12/2017

by neeltheauthor- author of WHEN LIFE THROWS THOSE CURVE BALLS

December 7: Flash Fiction Challenge In 99 words (no more, no less) write that features a performance. You can interpret what is a performance any way the prompt leads you. Hosted by https://carrotranch.com/2017/12/07/december-7-flash-fiction-challenge/ TRAINING, IT’S DRAINING By Neel Anil Panicker Two days, seven hours, thirty-one minutes and still counting. There’s no signs of the torture  ever … Continue reading neelwrites/training/flashfiction/performance/09/12/2017

neelwrites/darknesstolight/fiction/shortstory/reena’sexplorationhallengeweek#15/06/12/12017

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Hosted by the ever dependable, super resourceful Reena at https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-15/ DARKNESS TO LIGHT By Neel Anil Panicker As the Master of Ceremonies (MC) announced the winner of the COACHING TIME Best Faculty Award 2017, thunderous rounds of applause swept through the audience as every single person was up on his or feet, clapping, cheering lustily, … Continue reading neelwrites/darknesstolight/fiction/shortstory/reena’sexplorationhallengeweek#15/06/12/12017

neelwrites/swotbversussoar/fiction/shortstory/1431words/reena’sexplorationchallengeweek14/29/11/2017

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Hosted by Reena at https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-14/ NO SWETTING OVER SWOT, SIMPLY SOAR Here’s the prompt.   By Neel Anil Panicker   Nitin Gokhale looked around him and found that he was the odd one out. Everyone in the large airy hall the size of a 5-star lobby was clad in suits. Cleaned and shaven, hairs gelled, shoes … Continue reading neelwrites/swotbversussoar/fiction/shortstory/1431words/reena’sexplorationchallengeweek14/29/11/2017

neelwrites/It’sCATday/fiction/flash/shorstory/357words/26/11/2017

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IT’S ‘CAT’ DAY By Neel Anil Panicker Cradled and cocooned. That’s what Vineet felt in winter’s welcoming arms. He had set the alarm at five and had got up just after the third ring; his mind a step ahead of his body which still was in sleep mode. Strange how the seasons and our perspectives … Continue reading neelwrites/It’sCATday/fiction/flash/shorstory/357words/26/11/2017

neelwrites/reena’sexplorationchallengeweek#13/fiction/shortstory/23/11/2017

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Hosted by the ever resourceful Reena at https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-13/ SOMETHING WORTH LEAVING BEHIND By Neel Anil Panicker Professor Preetam looked through the glass door and found the line outside at the bay area had thickened. He glanced at the wall clock above. It was still hovering under three. Another three hours to go and the eager beaver … Continue reading neelwrites/reena’sexplorationchallengeweek#13/fiction/shortstory/23/11/2017