Chamomile – Vanilla Panna Cotta
My father believes in celebrating everything. Successes and more importantly, failures. I remember whenever I failed a test in school (it always used to be geography for some reason),… Read more »
Author Archives: mixedbag
The Wolf of Dras
This story is in response to The Writing Reader’s prompt – ‘It’s All About the Wolves’. She wanted writers to write a fiction piece involving wolves, but I took a… Read more »
So Near and Yet So Far
This piece is for Yeah Write’s weekly fiction challenge. This week’s prompt is ‘I sit on the long, curvy chair because there are no office chairs’. Read on! There comes a… Read more »
What do you see?
This post is for Yeah Write’s weekly fiction/poetry challenge. This week’s prompt is “I need to be in the water”. Read on! It had been a strange couple of weeks for Alma…. Read more »
Coconut – Vanilla Cream Rolls
Flashback to the 80s. It’s June. It is a rainy morning, typical of Indian monsoons. With her raincoat and rainboots on, a little girl waits by the window with… Read more »
I may have to start making my Bed
This post is for Yeah Write’s weekly fiction/poetry challenge. This is the first time I’ve tried to write using a prompt. This week’s prompt is “I may have to start making my… Read more »
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
When was the last time a book made you cry? I remember when I first read ‘Little Women’. I was okay until the scene where Jo cuts off her lovely… Read more »
Parallel Universes
Look what you’ve made me do! You’ve pushed me to write my second fiction piece with all your incredibly motivating comments on my first one. You have brought this on… Read more »
Brain On Fire – Susannah Cahalan
I’m going to refrain from using the word ‘review’ for this post. That’s because I cannot review someone’s sincere mental health memoir. What courage it must have taken for the… Read more »
Breaking Free
My first attempt at writing flash fiction! Do let me know what you think of it. Comment away! In the dark of the night she planned her escape. She had… Read more »