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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
Neelima?s Second Attempt
2007-08-04 20:05:00 Dear Gopaldass, Until yesterday I was unable to bring myself to try the exercise again. There was a constant fear that I might not be able to lift the heavy veil of depression the second time. Then your letter arrived and your angry words goaded me into action. To protect myself I made a slight variation and instead of ... More About: Correspondence , Temp
Guest Feature
2007-07-31 11:16:00 Excerpt from: Shanti,Kanti and Ashanti! For the sake of confidentiality, let?s name this person Mr. S. To give you a brief background of Mr. S, I would like to tell you that he sits three cubicles away from me, visits the desk adjacent to mine fairly frequently to hold work-related discussions with the men sitting there, ... More About: Feature , Guest , Feat
Gopaldass
2007-07-30 22:45:00 Neelima, I see that you are back to gazing at mountains for inspiration. Your writing certainly suggests that. What on Earth are dulled senses? Don’t be scared of going into the details, Gopaldass PS. Waiting for the first 100 words More About: Correspondence , Opal
Neelima
2007-07-30 21:53:00 Dear Gopaldass, My senses are dulled by this heavyness inside, but as you said, the man of sorrows must take leave. I shall try again very soon, With Love, Neelima More About: Correspondence
Gopaldass
2007-07-30 21:48:00 Dear Neelima, I see the man of sorrows has come to rest upon your shoulder. Let him dwell for a short while if you must, but he has to leave. Your first foray into the world within has certainly stirred things up. The misery and fear lying dormant for so long has been disturbed! As this darkness rises upwards it seeds clouds of despair ... More About: Correspondence , Opal
Neelima
2007-07-30 21:27:00 Dear Gopaldass, I feel rather low today. That opressive silence still clings to me. I can feel it, dark and molten, eating me from within. I don’t want to try again. I feel terribly low today. With Love, Neelima More About: Correspondence
Gopaldass Replies
2007-07-29 22:40:00 Neelima, I notice you did not include the usual bulletin about your father, Lakshmi or the majestic mountains you waste a lot of time gazing at. Maybe this is the first sign of progress? I was impressed with your description of the silence within. Where did that sentiment come from? I have attached a photocopy of your last letter. Read ... More About: Lies , Opal , Plies
Neelima?s First Attempt
2007-07-29 22:11:00 Dear Gopaldass, When I shut my eyes something tugged me from within and the next moment I was in a dark space similar to the one you had mentioned. But there was an oppressive stillness, like the heavy silence that builds up towards the end of summer when the anxiety of the rain bearing clouds sits ... More About: Correspondence , Temp
Neelima?s Reply
2007-07-29 21:26:00 Dear Gopaldass, I was out by the river enjoying the view of the distant mountains thinking about the plans we had made to go camping when Lakshmi came running down the path asking me to sign for a special delivery. I knew it was a letter from you, no one else holds the post office in such ... More About: Correspondence
Instructions for Neelima
2007-07-29 14:36:00 Dear Neelima, I apologise for my earlier brash reply. I was in the midst of a terrible mess, I hope you will accept my apology. About the excercise, I don’t see why you should find it strange and difficult. You are extremely competent and will manage very well. Close your eyes and sink within. Do not look for the conventional ... More About: Correspondence
Frog: More about Saroja
2007-07-29 13:57:00 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 earlier trial. She had meticulously followed Hector’s instructions to the letter. With a sigh she ... More About: Frog , Character , Roja
Frog
2007-07-29 00:01:00 My dearest Hector, I think that the experiment has failed. She sat there all afternoon and there wasn’t the merest hint of any change. I gave her all the doses exactly as you have meticulously noted in your manual. Have i missed something? I wish you were here to guide me. Why did you keep this experiment a secret from ... More About: Frog , Character
Gopaldass?s Reply
2007-07-28 13:39:00 Neelima, I can see your mind has begun another one of it’s long and painful journies. How can you possibly find anything strange in my instructions, they were quite straightforward. I am in the middle of a tight deadline, will send them to you later. Gopaldass PS There are a few grammatical and spelling errors in your letter, please ... More About: Character , Correspondence , Opal
A letter from Neelima
2007-07-28 13:20:00 Dear Gopaldass, It was a pleasure having you stay with us last month. Please do stop apologizing, you were not a ‘riotous burden’ as you keep saying. We greatly enjoyed your company and your incessant stream of jokes kept us good spirits. I fondly recollect our discussions and long walks. Do you remember the time we stumbled ... More About: Letter , Character , Correspondence
Mumbai 11:45 PM
2007-07-27 16:34:00 Raindrops collect in warm pools and salve the wounded city streets The ground beneath heaves a sigh of relief A fragile breath escapes weaving a threadbare fabric of peace Tranquility hovers uncertainly like a distant dream and hesitantly begins to descend into the city which never sleeps indiginant rain drops lash the streets and awaken concrete and steel a thousand drum beats of dissidence vanquish the peace More About: Mumbai , Poem , I 11
The Journey Home
More articles from this author:2007-07-27 16:31:00 The bright lights made him conscious and shy, He looked on helplessly as the molten beams seeped through his skin making his insides wither and dry. And soon he began to crumble with nothing to hold them back his thoughts unravelled in a wild jumble. Finally all that was left was a shell which was just as well because the difference, no one could ... More About: Journey , Home , The Journey , Poem , Snippet 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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