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

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/#metoocampaign/timetospport/12/10/2018

#METOO__ LET’S SUPPORT_YOU, I, AND WE By Neel Anil Panicker If an alien were to lose his way and skid into Earth today, it would not be wrong for him to conclude that our Earth is full of bad men. Pray, why would he think so? The answer to that is pretty simple. Look around … Continue reading neelwrites/#metoocampaign/timetospport/12/10/2018

neelwrites/abird-brainedidea/FFfAW/flash/fiction/shortstory/modi/india/elections/175words/10/10/2018

Written as part of Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. The challenge is to write a flash fiction story or poem in around 150 – 175 words, based on the weekly photo prompt. Thanks as always to the challenge host Priceless Joy. For more information visit HERE. To read other stories based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE Also … Continue reading neelwrites/abird-brainedidea/FFfAW/flash/fiction/shortstory/modi/india/elections/175words/10/10/2018

neelwrites/thequest/ThreeLineTales/FOWC/flash/fiction/05/10/2018

Written for multiple writing prompts: Three Line Tales, Week 140 FOWC with Fandango — Lamppost THE QUEST By Neel Anil Panicker Raphael craned his neck and wondered which one of the several hexagonal card boards that carried in bold rainbow colours the legend EXIT and formed a perfect silhouette against the backdrop of the ever darkening evening … Continue reading neelwrites/thequest/ThreeLineTales/FOWC/flash/fiction/05/10/2018

neelwrites/shortofguts/SSS/FOWC/love/crime/04/10/2018

FOWC with Fandango — Traffic FOWC with Fandango — Traffic https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2018/10/03/its-six-sentence-story-thursday-link-up-23/ SHORT OF GUTS By Neel Anil Panicker Dipika looked at the man, at the gun that he held and that which was pointed at her temple, and then slowly closing her eyes, waited for the inevitable, her mind a traffic blur. One, two, three…soon it would … Continue reading neelwrites/shortofguts/SSS/FOWC/love/crime/04/10/2018

neelwrites/prettyradicalstuff/fiction/crime/murders/30/09/2018

MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MURDERS  By Neel Anil Panicker “Mr Chacko,  now that you ask, and especially after all this has happened, I would like to believe that there’s more to Mr Peter than meets the eye”. Detective Chacko arched his eyebrows and slowly crossed his legs under the table while keeping his gaze … Continue reading neelwrites/prettyradicalstuff/fiction/crime/murders/30/09/2018

neelwrites/cheap/FOWC/essay/nonfiction/

That’s So Very Cheap By Neel Anil Panicker Cheap is a very cheap word in the way that it is so very cheaply bandied by one and all. Nonplussed? Well, you should be, especially and more so, if you belong to that blessed category of denizens who never ever had to tug at the price … Continue reading neelwrites/cheap/FOWC/essay/nonfiction/

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/asnakestory/ThreeLineTales/ThreeThingsChallenge/FOWC/27/09/2018

A SNAKE STORY By Neel Anil Panicker I watched them, all little kids, barely five year olds, trying their best to surmount what seemed to them and 20 odd others who were watching__an elephantine problem, which was to somehow make the snake slither out of its jute basket enclosure and dance to their tunes.   … Continue reading neelwrites/asnakestory/ThreeLineTales/ThreeThingsChallenge/FOWC/27/09/2018

neelwrites/we3aringtherightshoes/FFfAW/fiction/shortstory/TTC/FOWC/26/09/2018

WEARING THE RIGHT SHOES By Neel Anil Panicker As the applause reached a crescendo and the jam packed hall reverberated with lusty cheers and thunderous claps, the microphone in the announcer’s hands sprung to life. “We heartily congratulate Comet Technologies for its grand success.” The next few words were drowned in a sea of boisterous … Continue reading neelwrites/we3aringtherightshoes/FFfAW/fiction/shortstory/TTC/FOWC/26/09/2018