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The First Thing We Do…

Posted on February 25, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

Photo prompt courtesy Susan Spaulding I’d found her sitting by the side of the road in the dark. It was the heart-wrenching crying that drew my attention towards her, she sounded as if someone had reached inside her chest, and … Continue reading →

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If Only…

Posted on February 19, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

Photo prompt courtesy Susan Spaulding I stopped digging and took a breather. My back was really killing me, but I had to dig a little longer. The grave was not deep enough yet, not for two bodies definitely, even though … Continue reading →

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The Sword in the Wall

Posted on February 8, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

Photo prompt courtesy Sue Vincent He looked around carefully to see that he was alone. Then cast a few spells to check again. In their world, walls didn’t just have ears, but eyes too. Satisfied that he was well-cloaked from … Continue reading →

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Insult to Injury

Posted on February 4, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

I could sense its presence much before it came into view, and the shiver that ran through my body had nothing to do with the ice-cold seawater. I knew the monster was coming for me. I saw it now, piercing … Continue reading →

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Welcome (back) to the Jungle

Posted on January 24, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz “No way!” my friends cried out incredulously as they saw the car. “I swear I rode this here from the village,” I asserted. “Sure,” said my elder brother, “and the moon does not get eaten by … Continue reading →

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Hunger Pangs

Posted on January 16, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

Photo by Pexel @ Pixabay.com I checked the three kettles once again to see if everything was cooked to perfection. The Three Musketeers had arrived really late last night, and had crashed immediately. They seemed to be famished, the poor … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Storyteller

Posted on December 31, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

Dear Readers, Today is the last day of this year, a day on which one typically reflects on the year gone by, and makes resolutions for the one on its way. I have been avoiding any reflection over the last … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Blues

Posted on November 29, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

“Noooooooo….” the boy’s voice reverberated through the tiny cottage. “Please sweetheart, it’s good for you,” pleaded his hapless mother. “No Mommy, I’m sick of having the same thing every day,” the boy cried out adamantly. His mother cleverly countered his … Continue reading →

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First Love

Posted on October 1, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

Photo prompt courtesy Sue Vincent And so it was that I reached the most beautiful place that had ever existed across the realms of men, elves, and dwarfs. The thick foliage of red leaves presented a vivid contrast to the … Continue reading →

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The Legendary Feud

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

The boy’s great-great-great-grandfather was apparently the one to blame For he called the pasta sauce of the girl’s great-great-great-Nonna tagliatelle, listless and tame The echo of that insult had now been felt by these two star-crossed lovers Who, let’s admit it, … Continue reading →

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