"Marriage" - The unavoidable tradition

The other day I happened to watch the second part of the famous Hollywood movie that was based on an even more famous television series called "Sex and the City". The trouble-prone foursome go on a trip to the Middle East to witness some life-changing incidents. The movie ends with a quote by Carrie...

#Five sentence Fiction - Falling and Failing!!

    A five sentence fiction inspired by the prompt "Falling" Lillie McFerrin Writes ************* I stood at the tallest building, gazing up at the sky and thanked God for helping me achieve whatever I had wanted.   At that very minute, I remembered the person who was instrumental in my successful music career.    It was my Grandmother.   I had been...

10/10 Tuesday Prompt #3 - "Lights in Diwali"

Hello Everybody, Welcome to the third week of 10/10 Tuesday Prompts. Hope you all had a lovely week. This week is going to be a gala time as in India we would be celebrating the festival of lights, "Diwali". What are you doing this Diwali? How have you planned to celebrate it? How will you light up...

Secret to being Happy

Happiness is a secret recipe that no sage or saint can provide you. It is a hidden treasure that does not have a predefined route to finding it. It is a lock whose key is left to you to discover. Have you complained on and often that you are not happy? Have you been depressed that you have no one...

Inspiring quotes from "The Alchemist"

Reading "The Alchemist" was on my cards for quite sometime. However, I had been postponing it till I found it in the cupboard in my Mom's house. I had heard a lot of positive reviews about the book. This was not the first work of "Paulo Coelho" that I was about to read. I was introduced to Paulo Coelho...

A day in Kochi

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10/10 Tuesday Prompt #2 - "Water"

Hola, Hello and welcome to another 10/10 Tuesday Prompts. Hope you all started with a great week yesterday. Embrace the week and I am sure all of you must be gearing up for the Diwali celebrations.  Without rambling any further, let’s acknowledge the entry that did really well in the...

What do I want from Life?

An exam would be so much simpler to crack if you knew the questions and its answers beforehand. But, then what's the point and fun in writing a known question paper. Would there be any fun in looking forward to something and testing your IQ or putting to test all those hours of hardwork that you had put in to prepare for the exam? The inexplicable question about, “What do I want from life?” is something...

9 tips for a better travel

Lately, travelling excites me. Well, whom does it not? Ever since, I was a kid, I have always loved visiting new places, learning new cultures and meeting new people. Travelling is all about making memories all over the world. As Anita Desai says, "Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow". If...

# Friday Fictioneers - Let the light in

PHOTO PROMPT Copyright-Rochelle Wisoff-Fields The last time they met was at the farewell party in college, the day he had performed with his band, "Rock-crashers".  It had been years since she had met the heartthrob of her college. Sara had loved Ben secretly but never had she gathered...

The Unreal wishlist

I wish that I was swallowed by a whirlwind and at the other end land into the era of Cinderella.  I wish that time ran at my pace; The sun rose with me and set with me. I wish my dreams were fulfilled by striking the magic lamp and asking Genie to work is ways. I wish I had free tickets to travel around the world, to touch the highest peak and sink into the deepest oceans.  I...