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SOWING SEEDS OF REVOLT By Neel Anil Panicker Jiten Manjhi turned around and looked over at his friend and beyond at the wide arid farmland that spread out before his eyes for acres and acres. “A huge come down, ain’t this?” his friend Soren Lakra hollered as he dug his shovel deep into the hard … Continue reading neelwrites/sowingseedsofrevolt/flashfictionforaspiringwriters/shortstory/28/04/2018
EMPTY BLACK BOARD; EMPTIER LIVES This week’s photo prompt is provided by Yinglan. Thank you Yinglan! By Neel Anil Panicker It was the only ‘school’ In the entire 200 sqaure mile desert stretch that is the Rann of Kutch. In fact to call it a school would be an anchronism. For, it wasn’t like it … Continue reading neelwrites/emptyblackboards, emptierdreams/FFfAW/fiction/shortstory/10/04/2018
A LIFE WASHED AWAY By Neel Anil Panicker Sir, would you like a ride?” Prashant waves the man away. As the evening shadows go longer, the stream of tourists thin out and soon the wooden pier is all empty, the last of the merry band of revellers having entered of or the ferry. Within … Continue reading neelwrites/tragedy/FFfAW/shorttsory/06/04/2018
HIS MASTER’S VOICE By Neel Anil Panicker “Who’s that?” ‘Sir, that’s Raman, the cashier.’ “Ok Asif, tell me when and where did you find the body?” ‘Sir, today morning I opened the shop as usual at ten. After inspecting the daily stock register, a few minutes later, I went to the staff rest room that … Continue reading neelwrites/caesar’splace/FFfAW/flash/shortstory/27/03/2018
MURDER ON HER MIND This week’s photo prompt is provided by Yinglan. Thank you Yinglan! By Neel Anil Panicker Time you got married, Afreen? You know Imtiaz, Afroz’s cousin. He’s just landed a fat paying bank job, is kind, well educated, and good looking too__ideal husband material. What do you say? Lisa tossed her hair … Continue reading neelwrites/murderonhermind/flashfictionfortheaspiringwriter/shortstory/fiction/176words/20/03/2018
SOMETHING’S SMELLY This week’s photo prompt is provided by Enisa. Thank you Enisa! By Neel Anil Panicker Tell me Al, what time did you arrive? “2. 15, Sir.” You sure about the time? “Well, 2 pm is lunch time here at the Fire Station. I’d just opened my box when the call came. We’re there … Continue reading neelwrites/somethingsmelly/flashfictionfortheaspiringwriters/shortstory/173words/13/03/2018
A FEATHERY TOUCH By Neel Anil Panicker “Mamma, I don’t think I’m cut out for a soldier’s job. I just don’t care”. Care for what, my son? The job, or your country? “Obviously, my job. You know how much I love my country, Mamma.” If that were so, I advise you to do what your … Continue reading neelwrites/afeatherytouch/flashfictionforaspiringwriters/shortstory/213words/06/03/2018
SRI DEVI: CHARACTER ASSASSINATION: INDIA’S FAVOURITE SPORT By Neel Anil Panicker There was none like her. She was non parallel. She was the queen of hearts. She set the screen on fire with her smouldering sensuality. She was head and shoulders above all. She was also a narcissist who had taken self obsession to the … Continue reading neelwrites/sridevi/windmills/FFfAW/28/02/2018
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A… By Neel Anil Panicker The man in the white coat set aside the magnifying glass and proclaimed, ‘This is basalt, a hard extrusive igneous hexagonal rock with very low silica content, low viscosity and…” “Spare me the monologue, Professor Gaikwad. I’m a police officer and…” ‘And also my … Continue reading neelwrites/betweenarockanda…/FFfAW/shortstory/175words/22/02/2018
LORD OF THE BEINGS By Neel Anil Panicker “Hey Prashant, who has your cricket team lifted on their shoulders? Well, that’s God Ganesha. “God? This guy with an elephant’s head and a lone tusk??? I thought Sachin was the ‘God of Cricket?” Steve, look at his name: Ganesha. Gana means beings, both living and non … Continue reading neelwrites/lordofthebeings/FFfAW/fiction/shorttsory/175words/13/02/2018
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