Tag Archives: Madness

The Honeymoon Special

Posted on August 20, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

We arrived on the runway in a disheveled state, running like crazy. As we hopped on aboard, and finally took a breath, I poked Tom with my elbow, and said, “Smile, we’re on our honeymoon.” “Smile?” Tom sounded exasperated, “We … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Fan Fiction, fantasy, Flash Fiction, Humour, Uncategorized | Tagged amwriting, Bizarre, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Humour, Madness, Nonsense, retelling, Short story, Story, Sunday Photo Fiction, Thumbelina, Writing, Writing Challenge | 5 Comments

The Elusive Light Bulb

Posted on February 26, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

Picture courtesy ColiN00B@Pixabay.com Robbie cleared his throat and started speaking tentatively, “It was dark when I woke up, but suddenly, there was a flash, and a light bulb came on.” Everyone in the room gasped. Encouraged by their response, Robbie … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Humour, Uncategorized | Tagged Absurd, Advertising, amwriting, Bizarre, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Fun, Humor, Humour, Mad, Madness, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Writing, Writing Challenge | 4 Comments

A Giant Awakens

Posted on February 22, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

Photo prompt courtesy Sue Vincent I woke up to find that I had gone blind….or maybe it was just the world that had turned dark. I frankly couldn’t say which would terrify me more. I had been the last of … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Flash Fiction, Humour, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged Absurd, amwriting, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Fun, Giants, Humor, Humour, Mad, Madness, magic, Monsters, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Thriller, Twist, Twisted, writephoto, Writing, Writing Challenge | 12 Comments

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Cookie!

Posted on January 30, 2019 by anuragbakhshi

Photo by Oleg Magni at Pexels.com She wiped her sweaty brow with a floury sleeve, feeling as wrung-out as the dough she was kneading for her 28th batch of cookies. Maybe agreeing to cook for the seven dwarves in return … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Fairy Tales, Fan Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humour, literary fiction, Uncategorized | Tagged Absurd, amwriting, Children, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, Fairy Tales, Fan Fiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Humour, literary fiction, Madness, Nonsense, retelling, Short story, Story, Twittering Tales, Writing, Writing Challenge | 7 Comments

Trip to Turkey Day 4 – An Omelette for Thakkar #TurkishDelight

Posted on November 16, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

Note: This is the fifth installment in my series of trip reports from Turkey. You can find the first four here: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT , here: https://bit.ly/2Q2FWPO , here: https://bit.ly/2B76IOB, and here: https://bit.ly/2DHbDbx “Aaj main omelette khaayega,” (Today, I shall eat an omelette, spoken in typical grammatically-incorrect Bombay … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Absurd, Birds, Bizarre, Crazy, dragons, Fiction, Fun, Humor, Humour, Istanbul, Mad, Madness, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish Delight | 1 Comment

Trip to Turkey Day 1 Part 2 – Turkish Tinder #TurkishDelight

Posted on November 13, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

Note: This trip report covers the second half of the first day of our Turkey Travails…I mean Travels. For the introductory part of this series, visit: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT Our voyage to Istanbul was fairly routine and uneventful, as plane journeys go. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Absurd, Cats, Crazy, Dating, Flights, Fun, Funny, Humor, Humour, Istanbul, Kuwait, Madness, Nonsense, Tinder, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey | 1 Comment

Trip to Turkey Day 1- The Law of Unintended Consequences #TurkishDelight

Posted on November 12, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

When app-based taxi operators Uber and Ola went on an indefinite strike across India, their objectives were: Higher commissions/earnings Better working conditions Enhanced benefits like regular employees, e.g. health insurance Sending us on an unplanned international trip That last one … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Travel | Tagged Absurd, Cappadocia, Crazy, Fiction, Friends, Friendship, Fun, Humor, Humour, Istanbul, Madness, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Trip Report, Tripping, Turkey, Turkish Delight | 5 Comments

Young Guns – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterA2Z

Posted on April 28, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

I had only a partial view of him, but it would have to do. Photo by Ana Martin on Unsplash I aimed carefully, and fired. And as I heard him cry out, my face lit up. I imagined his newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Flash Fiction, Humour, Uncategorized | Tagged Absurd, amwriting, atozchallenge, BlogchatterA2Z, Children, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Fun, Funny, Humor, Humour, Kids, Mad, Madness, Microfiction, Nonsense, Pranks, Short story, Story, Writing, Writing Challenge | 23 Comments

The Knight and the Dragons

Posted on January 23, 2018 by anuragbakhshi

As I tucked my grandson into bed at night, I asked him, “So Abel, which story would you like to hear tonight?” “The knight and the dragons,” Abel almost shouted in excitement. “Again? Just because it has your ancestor as … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, fantasy, Flash Fiction, Humour, Uncategorized | Tagged amwriting, Crazy, Creative Writing, dragons, fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Fun, Funny, Humor, Humour, knights, literary fiction, Madness, Nonsense, Quirky, reimagining, retelling, Short story, Story, Writing, Writing Challenge | 10 Comments

The Perfect Governess

Posted on November 21, 2017 by anuragbakhshi

Mrs. & Mr. Hardcastle were perplexed and frustrated in equal measures. It was already dark outside, and they could not carry on this process for too long. They HAD to arrive upon a decision, and soon. When they had advertised … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Uncategorized | Tagged Animals, Children, Discipline, Fun, Funny, Humor, Humour, Kids, Madness, magic, Nonsense, Pets, Quirky, Short story, Story | 3 Comments

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