neelwrites/heartbeats/flash/100words/28/07/2018

Written for multiple writing prompts: 100 Word Wednesday: Week 90 FOWC with Fandango — Eager https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2018/09/27/three-things-challenge-27-sept-2018/ HEARTBEATS By Neel Anil Panicker She’s more than a best friend. She’s also more than her stupid black button hole sized eyeball balls that come alive in a face that’s smaller than her neck, whose thick browny wavy hairs leave behind … Continue reading neelwrites/heartbeats/flash/100words/28/07/2018

neelwrites/funandfrolic/100wordwednesday/ThreeThingsChallenge/flash/27/08/2018

FUN AND FROLIC By Neel Anil Panicker Seven year old Animesh held the octopus shell in his tender hands, gently caressing its soft hollow, imagining in his mind’s eye the eight long tentacles of the sea creature. Coming to the fair was turning out to be a delight, the ‘no milk, no street festival’ threat … Continue reading neelwrites/funandfrolic/100wordwednesday/ThreeThingsChallenge/flash/27/08/2018

neelwrites/justice-mystyle/100wordwednesday/fiction/16/08/2018

100 Word Wednesday: Week 84 ‘JUSTICE, MY WAY’   By Neel Anil Panicker ‘Mr Sreesanth, now that the courts have said you’re innocent would you demand compensation? Would you…?’  “Look, I’ve come here to practice. Let the law take its own course.” Two hours later, as he sat down on the bench, sweat dripping out … Continue reading neelwrites/justice-mystyle/100wordwednesday/fiction/16/08/2018

neelwrites/nomoreneedling/100wordwednesday/flash/shortstory/12/07/2018

NO MORE NEEDLING Image by Bikurgurl By Neel Anil Panicker As a child if there was one thing that she hated, it was sewing. The rigmaroles of sewing didn’t interest her one bit. The nitty gritty of sitting down for hours_ legs crouched, head bent, arms static and in linear position, nimble fingertips deftly guiding, … Continue reading neelwrites/nomoreneedling/100wordwednesday/flash/shortstory/12/07/2018

neelwrites/thequarry/fiction/flash/100wordwednesday/crime/inspectorsharmacrimeseries/25/05/2018

THE QUARRY By Neel Anil Panicker Inspector Sharma peered through his long range telescopic lens at Antop Hill that looked like an ant hill bathed in sheer white. Nothing much of significance as far as the eye could see. He shifted his gaze towards the foothills, at the river front, then slowly zooming in on … Continue reading neelwrites/thequarry/fiction/flash/100wordwednesday/crime/inspectorsharmacrimeseries/25/05/2018

neelwrites/notmuchwater/flash/100wordwednesday/flashfiction/20/05/2018

NOT MUCH WATER   By Neel Anil Panicker “ Your Honour, my client, 21 year old Asha and the victim, Sharad, were in a relationship. She’s also three months pregnant with his child. At the time of the incident, the two were in a boat in the middle of Marina river. An argument erupted over … Continue reading neelwrites/notmuchwater/flash/100wordwednesday/flashfiction/20/05/2018

neelwrites/metime/100wordwednesday/fiction/flash/shortstory/02/05/2018

  IN SEARCH OF SOME ‘ME TIME’ By Neel Anil Panicker Ever since Stella’s death, he had taken to the sea with a vengeance. However, unlike the sun, sand and surf seekers who descended on Kovalam beach, Paulose preferred the peripheries__ the near secluded far off jagged corners that had long fallen off tourist maps, … Continue reading neelwrites/metime/100wordwednesday/fiction/flash/shortstory/02/05/2018

neelwrites/100wordwednesday/dizzyheights/fiction/flash/29/04/2018

DIZZY HEIGHTS   By Neel Anil Panicker Looking down from his 33rd floor deluxe suite of King’s Ransom Palace and Suites, Karl felt a surge of pride. As he blew Cuban cigar smokes into the rarefied air, the twenty-five year old felt literally as well as metaphorically on top of the world as he surveyed … Continue reading neelwrites/100wordwednesday/dizzyheights/fiction/flash/29/04/2018

neelwrites/theshadow/fiction/shortstory/100wordwednesday/07/02/2018

THE SHADOW By Neel Anil Panicker “Sir, I’ve checked. There’s only one entrance to the building. Spoke to the lone watchman. Name’s Stephen. Whisky Stephen, they call him around. Says didn’t see no one else. Says she came in around noon Sunday. Was alone, he affirms.” Inspector Sharma eyed his aide and replied. ‘He must … Continue reading neelwrites/theshadow/fiction/shortstory/100wordwednesday/07/02/2018

neelwrites/suicidepoint/100wordwednesday/shortstory/fiction/13/01/2018

100 Word Wednesday: Week 53 Hosted by bikurgurl at https://bikurgurl.com/2018/01/10/100-word-wednesday-week-53/ SUICIDE POINT By Neel Anil Panicker With baited breath, Nature awaited his next move. Over three hours had elapsed since his arrival at Suicide Point. An hour of procrastination later, he was now in the middle of the lake, its ever swirling waters reaching inching up his … Continue reading neelwrites/suicidepoint/100wordwednesday/shortstory/fiction/13/01/2018