Tag: SHORT STORY

neelwrites/ofgruntsandgroans/fiction/flash/threethingschallenge/onewordfiction/248words/31/10/2018

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/10/27/saturday-mix-double-take-27-october-2018%EF%BB%BF/ https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/daily-writing-challenge-30/ FOWC with Fandango — Center …OF GRUNTS AND GROANS By Neel Anil Panicker The groans increased in their frequency; also their intensity. Amol and Divya tossed and turned, twisted and twirled around in their bed, their eyes shut, but their minds still unable to find peace, quietness that was essential to slide into the … Continue reading neelwrites/ofgruntsandgroans/fiction/flash/threethingschallenge/onewordfiction/248words/31/10/2018

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For Three Line Tales, Week 141 https://only100words.xyz/category/three-line-tales/ UNMASKED By Neel Anil Panicker “Sometimes we need to wear masks to unmask others’ masks”, declared Rajat as he bent over and looked deep into Radha’s eyes. A trifle nonplussed Radha waited for the voices around their corner cafe table to subside before replying, “So, am I to infer … Continue reading

neelwrites/loversknownotno/flash/fiction/shortstory/257words/07/10/2018

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LOVERS KNOW NOT ‘NO’ By Neel Anil Panicker “No, it’s not a good idea”. ‘What, taking what is yours, or us, running away from our homes and building a future for ourselves?’ Neelima opened her mouth to say something but caught herself as she eyed a couple of middle aged men approaching the corner. It … Continue reading neelwrites/loversknownotno/flash/fiction/shortstory/257words/07/10/2018

neelwrites/milkingitall/FFfAW/flash/03/10/2018

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MILKING IT ALL By Neel Anil Panicker ‘Dear Desh Bakhts, Modi Bhakts and Cow Bhakts (in no particular order). Today is a red letter day for India. As I hang here, suspended in mid air, my head buried deep in mud made purer by the wash of the sacred Ganges, I present before you my … Continue reading neelwrites/milkingitall/FFfAW/flash/03/10/2018

neelwrites/apumpkinstory/fiction/flash/shortstory/FOWC/260words/02/10/2018

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  A VERY PUMPKIN STORY By Neel Anil Panicker “You can boil it, steam it, roast it. And guess what! It’s the best things for failing vision, low blood pressure and has a million antioxidant properties” Manohar looked askance at his friend of thirty plus years and wondered whether the old man had crossed all … Continue reading neelwrites/apumpkinstory/fiction/flash/shortstory/FOWC/260words/02/10/2018

neelwrites/singingadifferenttune/SPF/flash/fiction/shortstory/200words/10/09/2018

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  SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE (genre/familydrama) Photo copyright – Ceayr By Neel Anil Panicker “So you make bagpipes for a living?  Does that even ensure a living? I mean who buys bagpipes in today’s jet set techno happy genre busting age?” Richard looked across the table at the old man seated across from him in … Continue reading neelwrites/singingadifferenttune/SPF/flash/fiction/shortstory/200words/10/09/2018

neelwrites/andheriamormurders/ThreeThingsChallenge/InspectorSharmacrimefictionseries/01/09/2018

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THE ANDHERIA MOR MURDERS  (genre/crime fiction) By Neel Anil Panicker Inspector Sharma went from one room to the other, all seven of them. Broken glasses,  half empty beer bottles, three packets of condoms, several plates of food, some holding pizza pieces , one full of cherry pie and the bare earth floor splattered with what … Continue reading neelwrites/andheriamormurders/ThreeThingsChallenge/InspectorSharmacrimefictionseries/01/09/2018

neelwrites/justmemories/ThursdayPhotoPrompt/ThreeThingsChallenge/shortstory/fiction/flash/31/08/2018

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JUST MEMORIES By Neel Anil Panicker ‘Happy Birthday Charles’ she whispered, the words__an echo that reverberated all over the misty hill-top. She stood there like that__unmoving, her eyes closed, soft hands folded in prayer, the lips uttering a silent invocation to the Almighty. And thereafter she sat on down, placing the vase by the side, … Continue reading neelwrites/justmemories/ThursdayPhotoPrompt/ThreeThingsChallenge/shortstory/fiction/flash/31/08/2018

neelwrites/apocalypse/fridayfictioneers/kerala/tragedy/shortstory/realisticfiction/100words/22/08/2018

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IT’S A DATE PHOTO PROMPT © Carla Bicomong By Neel Anil Panicker Joshua, the 91-year-old patriarch of the Mathai family is an angry man. Patriarch and Mathai family__both are misnomers. Blame it on Nature’s fury. In just one night, the waters have swallowed his entire clan of 27. Three sons, their wives, their children, the … Continue reading neelwrites/apocalypse/fridayfictioneers/kerala/tragedy/shortstory/realisticfiction/100words/22/08/2018

neelwrites/alife/fridayfictioneers/flashfiction/shortstory/100words/08/08/2018

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A LIFE! By Neel Anil Panicker The outside life beckons me. From inside I watch with more than a tinge of sadness as the grassy outgrowth changes into a golden brown, sometimes becomes a curious blend of magenta tinged red and near faded brown. At times, it’s sheer yellow, especially in the early mornings when … Continue reading neelwrites/alife/fridayfictioneers/flashfiction/shortstory/100words/08/08/2018