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Random Diary - Strange Worlds - Distant Travles -Random Diary - Strange Worlds - Distant Travles -Short stories, thoughts and poems inspired by weird people encountered during distant travels to strange worlds. Articles
Jacket Potato Part 3
2007-10-22 23:30:00 please read parts 1 and 2 first please Just then SkinnyGirl walked up and stood next to him. ‘Some people have all the luck,’ she said to no one in particular. Swarup looked at her he tried his best to look curious. He wanted her to continue, but he hoped she wouldnt expect him to say anything. ‘Well look at her,’ said ... More About: Jacket , Potato , Part , Part 3
Jacket Potato Part I
2007-10-21 22:12:00 Swarup walked upto the door and immediately felt a panic attack brewing in his belly. His first instinct was to turn around and go home. Straining to overcome this impulse he took a deep breath and entered the room. He winced at the thought of drawing attention to himself, but nobody noticed. Feeling slightly better he walked towards ... More About: Jacket , Potato , Part
Jacket Potato
2007-10-19 23:12:00 ‘Do you see him?’ ‘Who?’ ‘O that guy I was talking about?’ ‘The one who made it during the dot com boom?’ ‘Yes, look he’s over there?’ ‘Where yaar?’ ‘Gosh, you’re new to this circuit aren’t you? Just look for the Armani Jacket ?’ ‘Oh, I see him now…’ ‘… wait a minute, you mean to say he is the person I must speak with?’ ‘Yes, ... More About: Potato
Multicutural initiative in York wins plaudits from Bengali community
2007-10-16 15:30:00 Once regarded as a predominently white, conservative northern city, York has become center-stage for experiments in encouraging peace and tolerance through multi-cultural programmes. Fresh off the back of hosting the Indian International Film Awards in June, the City Council of York has undertaken another unique initiative. This year, it will host the month long celebrations of ... More About: Community , Bengali , Snippet , Initiative
Roop Ranjana - The elusive princess of the east
2007-10-09 12:10:00 As the sun set, the ambling waves turned a warm shade of azure. They crept up to the shore, and covered the warm sands in an ephemeral melancholy embrace and then departed in silent anguish. Roop Ranjana, the elusive princess of the east stood on these shores, peering into the distance. The vailant young warrior Swarup ... More About: Princess , East , Snippet
French Intellegence
2007-10-04 22:28:00 Waiting for the French to realize that borders are transient, ephemeral in the larger scheme of things. All the rants and ruckus in the name of preserving great civilizations is a mere whisper in the larger scheme of things. Human nature is fickle, loyalties switch, resolutions dissolved and crumble. Common sense, compassion and love have been ...
The boy with the transgender auntie
2007-10-03 22:45:00 Uncle Prem called yesterday evening. He wanted to extend his business trip by another few days and had asked mummy if we would stay with Aunty Preeta for a bit longer. Mummy couldn’t really say no, afterall she was Aunty Preeta’s sister. Although none of us wanted to stay any longer at the time, I ... More About: Snippet , Transgender , Tran
Flight of the desolate Sandwich
2007-10-03 21:33:00 Platic wrapped sandwiches are a boon to workaholics on the run. Plastic wrapped sandwiches are death-traps if they aren’t consumed within twenty four hours of being placed on an air-conditioned shelf. Which is why your local cost-cutting convenience center is forced to throw away sealed plastic wrapped sandwiches at the end of the day. Which is why every ... More About: Flight , Sandwich
The Return of The Others
2007-10-03 21:29:00 Despite the proliferation of intrusive news media exposing celebrities lifestyles, many people still believe that the rich and the famous lead wildly romantic, mysterious lives. A closer scrutiny of the news coverage on any given day will reveal otherwise. One can hardly consider estranged marriages, constant heartache and drug and alcohol related problems as the ... More About: Return , The Return , Return of the , The O
Gingerbread men
2007-10-03 21:24:00 Political correctnes has finally gone over the edge. The male bastions of the confectionary world have been emasculated and relegated to a life of obscurity and shame. There are several theories attributed to the sudden dissapearence of Gingerbread Men and their replacement by a strange androgenous army of Gingerbread Persons. Martians may seem to be the obvious ... More About: Brea , Gerb
Early Grey
2007-09-18 12:25:00 ‘This is a beautiful cafe.’ ‘Thank you very much. err… are you a student in Amsterdam?’ ‘Aah, no no, Im just visiting, from England.’ ‘Oh, you’re English?’ ‘No, Im from India.’ ‘Wow, India? You must be from the upper caste, lucky to be here?’ ‘Not really.’ ‘I was watching this TV documentary about Gandhi and the harijans the other day.’ ‘Great! Can I place ... More About: Grey , Early , Earl
Prayer to the wee fluffy cloud
2007-09-16 22:06:00 Wee fluffy cloud, make something happen. More About: Prayer , Cloud , Raye , Pray , Fluffy
First Impressions - Hector Meets Dr. Venkat
2007-09-16 22:01:00 Doctor Venkat knew that the person sitting in the lobby was Hector , but he pretended not to notice. He averted his gaze and walked upto the elevator doors which had just opened and pressed the button for the second floor. Just as the doors were about to close Doctor Jain walked in and with him ... More About: First Impressions , Frog , Impressions , Impress
Battle commences
2007-09-16 17:56:00 Thunder and lightning claim the skies. The people below are caught unaware, the first screams are heard just as the downpour begins. Big heavy drops dissolve the crowd and multicolored rivulets run down the streets as people scramble for shelter. The merciless clouds growl and begin to pelt the crowd with hail. The scattered drum beats signal that the battle has ... More About: Battle
Aunty Preeta and The Bar of Soap
2007-09-11 23:10:00 Aunty Preeta had always been a bundle of nerves but we never guessed her ultimate mental demise would be spurred by a bar of soap. Summer term had just begun and we were at school when it happened. We came home one day, tired and sweaty. Mummy had promised litchi juice and treats, instead we found her agitated and angry. Salty parathas ... More About: Soap
Wee fluffly cloud makes a comeback
2007-09-11 22:32:00 As the hot sticky day melted into the darkness, the mass of humanity emerged from shelter and congealed by the sea. And the wee fluffly cloud silently made its way across the sky. All day long, giant woolly mammoths had been gathering in grim conference, which the wee fluffy cloud was skittering across to attend. If only the people down below ... More About: Thoughts , Cloud , Snippet , Comeback
Glimpse
2007-09-11 22:05:00 Unfortunately their beautiful coastal city does not gently meander into the sea. Bricks, mortar, asphalt and metal, all in a frantic race, come to a staggering stop, held back by a jumble of ungainly rocks which divides the land from the sea. The municipal council is at a loss. When they try and tame the wild coastline, people foolishly ... More About: Thoughts , Glimpse
Busking on a weekend
2007-09-10 00:05:00 ‘The fecking Chinese don’t belly dance! Jaisus Eoghan, can’t you do anything right?’ Ruari stubbed his cigarette and threw the butt into the messy garden. He grabbed Eoghan’s collar, ’sort this one out yourself you twat!’ he hissed and stepped into the house. Eoghan looked at the two Chinese girls standing next to him in dismay. He knew they spoke no English ... More About: Weekend , Short Story , Busking
On The Bus
2007-09-06 23:03:00 Every morning I board the number 11 bus at 8:30 to go to Trinity. The journey takes half an hour and I spend this time eavesdropping on conversations. This morning the bus was fifteen minutes late and to make matters worse the weather was in a bad state. I don’t mind getting wet, but the wind had been blowing in an awkard ...
Dr. Venkat
2007-09-04 23:48:00 Dr. Venkat was just over five feet tall. He had a longish slender face which extended into large pointy ears and was capped by a tangled mop of white hair. His forehead was perpetually crinkled in thought and his lips drawn together in a crooked line. Despite his whimsical appearence, Dr. Venkat was a formidable figure in the university. In the ... More About: Frog , Character
Strange Worlds: Glimpses
2007-08-30 23:28:00 Promenade They gather in large groups. The afternoon heat is still clawing at their backs, the conversation is stale and the air slightly dank. There is nothing much to do, so they stare out to the sea. But the sun is setting and darkness is fast descending. If you listen carefully, above the noise of shouting children, screaming vendors and general tumult, you ... More About: Worlds , Strange , Range , Tran , Glimpse
The Black Overcoat
2007-08-28 22:40:00 The fire alarm went off and everyone assembled in an orderly queue by the door. Stuart was quite confused by this strange behavior. Why wasn’t anyone making a mad dash to the nearest exit? He was about to ask the course instructor when the security guard walked into the room. He was dressed in the usual uniform, ... More About: Black , Lack
A change in plans
2007-08-28 20:36:00 Hector wasn’t aware of the varying tempraments of the officers in the ministry of education. He was desperately hoping to get admission into St. Stephens, and on the advice of Father Thomas had come to the ministry in Delhi to get a letter of recommendation. Father Thomas was the principle of the Christian Engineering College in Salem. He shared Anand Ranganathan’s ... More About: Change , Plans , Frog , Chang , Chan
Rangachari Anand
2007-08-24 11:23:00 There was nothing remarkable about Rangachari Anand. He was a hard-working, conscientious man with a genial smile. He was always on time and frequently worked beyond office hours which was unheard of in the government offices. He wasn’t much of a social animal and preferd to keep to himself during the lunch break and rarely gathered ... More About: Frog , Character , Char , Hari , Nand
A scrap from Saroja?s diary
2007-08-20 23:29:00 … Dr. Jain is the most annoying man in the entire department. He refuses to listen to me just because I am younger than the other students. Or maybe it is because I am the only girl in a class of 80 boys. Why does that make a difference? The silly little man, with his tasteless jokes and ... More About: Diary , Scrap , Frog , Character , Roja
Hector
2007-08-19 23:12:00 Perhaps Hector had once been a pleasent man. It was difficult to say. His current state of mind was quite disturbed and it was impossible to engage in normal conversation. Just the other day I happened to be looking for Mr. Sharma when I popped into Hector’s office to see if he had seen him. ... More About: Character
Frog: Episode 1
2007-08-15 22:09:00 The twin spikes of light caught Saroja?s eyes and made her wince. The diamond nose-rings were acting up under the glare of the overhead lights. Eye?s watering Saroja continued to stare at her petri-dish wondering what had gone wrong with the trial. She had meticulously followed Hector?s instructions but had been unable to produce the results ... More About: Episode , Frog , Episode 1
Saroja?s Wrath
2007-08-14 22:48:00 In his lifeless hand was a notebook she had never seen before. Hector must have been writing in it the moment death came. Saroja stepped up to him and tried to take the notebook but his tenacious grip refused to yield. This final stubborn act tipped the balance. Years of pent-up frustration found a vent in her hands ... More About: Snippet , Roja , Wrath
Neelima
2007-08-12 22:40:00 Neelima signed this letter as Gopaldass and placed it aside. She knew that the correspondence had finally come to an end. She picked up all the letters that had accumulated over the past few months and placed them on her lap. There were so many letters she had written to Gopaldass and just a handful as replies. There was ... More About: Correspondence
Gopaldass Makes An Exit
More articles from this author:2007-08-12 19:16:00 My dearest Neelima, Finally you begin to succeed. Do not be afraid, continue to look within and slowly the memory of me will begin to fade. The journey so far has been strange but I promise things will get better. You must continue to write of the world inside you. It is coming to life and your thoughts are ... More About: Opal 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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