Her day had just begun when he came to meet her with a flutter in his heart and stars in his eyes, a lanky teen of sixteen with nervous excitement. “First love!” She knew the moment she saw him. He came in and stood in an awkward silence. She beckoned him to take a seat in…
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Another Story, Another Win!
Within a span of a few days another of my stories, this time for a Mother’s Day short story competition by The Thinking Pen has won. It will be published on their website between June 15th and June 30th, https://thethinkingpen.com/the-unread-obituary-by-shruti-parasnis/. Also, the Amazon eBook with my work will be released in the month of July.So, I…
Getting Published For The First Time!
All these days getting published meant publishing a post on my blog or on the school blog or a little article being published in the school magazine. Today, it has taken an entirely new meaning. One of my stories is actually getting published in a book by Notion Press. More importantly it is one of…
Leaving A Legacy!
Everyone’s aware of the Jewish story of ‘The Old Man and The Fig Tree’ from the Talmud. Here’s a short poetic take on the same.Check ‘The Little Green’, another poem on nature at: https://soansrezones.home.blog/2020/05/19/the-little-green/
The woman in the train
The spirit of a city lies in its people. So, if Benaras identifies with its ghats and Hyderabad with its bazaars, the city of Mumbai takes pride in its locals. The local trains of Mumbai are not only its lifeline but also its spirit. They carry millions of people who commute daily from their homes…
The Eternal Gift
Today’s equinox is celebrated as World Storytelling Day as well as World Happiness Day. I happened to know of it when the calendar on my smartphone updated me about it. Now stories are something everyone loves and why not read up on some more or share with your loved ones in the ongoing self quarantine…
The Cryptic Cookie
I am glad that Shubham too has a love for words like me. We may not be exactly logomaniacs but are definitely verbivores. He has the gift of the gab, a quick wit and is more adept at writing code than content, though he definitely has a flair for writing. This story written by him…
The Box
I’m not a great story teller. I can’t weave stories the way some people do, effortlessly. But yeah, I dream stories. Whatever few stories I’ve written happened in my dreams. ‘The Box’ is a personal favourite, perhaps because it was the first story that I wrote. Little Myra was the first one to see it…