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[Independence Day Special][Short Story] Pis-Aller

  "He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well"-John Milton He was in his nineties now, slow, fragile and nearing death. Still, every day he used to wake up at 6 in the morning and stare outside the window, blankly. They said when he was young, he was agile, healthy and quick, no one knew what his profession was, but he did retire rich at the age of fifty-five. His only son used to visit the old rooms twice a day, 'Baba, I request you again. Come with us to the big house. What is there in this dump?' his son used to question. 'I can't leave now, there is one final task left son,' he used to smile, 'One final task.' Baba had sent all the furniture from the room to the new house but kept himself a bed and the jewel beaded box. 'No one has ever removed the box from under the diwan since last 20 years, baba,' the daughter-in-law use to question, 'Don't let the servants, but please let me
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[Short Story] 9123

This post has been published by me as a part of Blog-a-Ton 59 ; the fifty-ninth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. In association with ​IndiCreator. For Creators. By Creators. . Share Your #LockdownTales at indicreator.com She sauntered around the room, brushing her finger on the settled dust on the placid bedstand. How many days had gone by since she had seen another adult? She wondered. The dredge and the humdrum were now drowning into a routine that she could not shake off. She drank the old room around her, not bohemium or minimalistic or too fancy. It was a standard room as any room can be.  A large diwan in the centre, a cupboard and a common bedstand. Nothing too fancy. Nothing too cheap. Just enough.  But now this room looked enough and dreadful for her. She wanted to spread her wings, and she wanted to fly. She wanted to taste worldly flavours, and she wanted to go out. She pulled her hair behind and secured them in a pony. Tied her dup

[Short Story] Fasting for the husband

The first thing Sub-Inspector Pandey noticed when he entered the house of Gupta was that the wife was watching the repeat of the famous daily soap. It was middle of the night and the quiet neighbourhood in Noida was disturbed by screams of a man, a few minutes back. Sub-Inspector Pandey was in a PCR van nearby and responded to the call. The wife was watching the television show without turning around, Sub-inspector Pandey hesitated at first and then observed, "Oh! So she finally wakes up," he said observing the daily soap, "That is really good. I really didn't like where the story was going and with the female lead in a coma for seven years, the story was getting dragged." "I agree," said Mrs Gupta, looking at the guest and nodding, "They were simply adding more and more characters to the story to pass out time, maybe for this day. Do you also follow this show regularly?" "Only sometimes, when I am in a morning

[Novel] Ragnarok- The book

Ragnarok is a work of fiction released in 2015. The story is a science fiction with a cynical satirical look at the modern civilization and satire. It is a thought exercise of what will happen when ultimate power is within the grasp of human beings. The book released in August 2015 by Half Baked Beans publishers. Cover Reveal  |   Synopsis  |   Buying Links  | Teaser  |   Meet the Characters  |  Download Preview |  Facebook   |  Twitter   Cover Reveal Ragnarok- Synopsis A patient, with no memory of his past, is admitted in a hospital by a world-famous psychiatrist. A sinister, secret society comprising of scientists and inventors have an agenda to stop the patient form getting his memory back. They will stop at nothing. As a doctor, she has to outwit some of the smartest men on the planet to save her helpless patient and at the same time, find out who he really is. Who is this patient? Why are such powerful men after his life? What does his memory hold? The answer to t

[Short Film] Andc's Drama Called Death

Aditya Singhal had given up on his life and was contemplating suicide. His feeble attempts to die are foiled by a mysterious stranger, who explains him the value of life and gives him sound advice for the real cost of life. Armed with the new courage Singhal returns to the living world, will the newfound courage help him climb up? Will Aditya Singhal return a transformed man? Starring: Shreya Rasam and Chaitanya Kabe Cast: Madhuri Jadhav and Kunal Patil Director, Editing, and Music: Chaitanya Kabe Screenplay: Siddhesh Kabe and Chaitanya Kabe Makeup: Supriya Cinematographer: Kiran Aparadh Associate and Production Controller: Subin Jacob This film is loosely based on the Short Story titled, ' Add a little drama to your death '. And again featured a manifestation of death. Dharma or Death appears in multiple times in my  multiverse  and you can read more stories about  Dharma here .

[Short Film] Ginger Chai

Two completely different people, Shailaja- confused, complicated and confounded, Moncy- Simple, Smart but speechless. They meet in an unexpected moment sizzled like the spice of a hot Ginger Chai. Can love blossom over a cup of tea? Based on a Short Story 'Ginger Chai' published on Sidoscope. Jump to Teaser | Song | Movie Teaser Song Music Team: Music: Yogesh Potdar & Sabalil Das Lyrics : Vikas Singh Singer : Shreya Kkhole Watch the film Starring: Pratika Zute, Mohit Mane, Samuel Dhilpe Special Appearance: Rachna Gupta Director, Editor & Screenplay: Chaitanya Kabe Original Story & Dialogues: Siddhesh Kabe Associate director & Makeup: Avanti Pillai Cinematographer:   Samuel Dhilpe Voice: Snehal Joshi, Saurabh Shiral, Subin Jacob & Shobhana Kabe Casting:  Roshani Punjabi Creative Director:  Subin Jacob

So you have completed a manuscript, now what?

Entering the self-publishing versus traditional Publishing debate rather late but nonetheless, here I am. What would you rather do, would you self-publish or would you rather wait for traditional? Can you publish poems? Short stories? Novels and so on. Who will read my book? And many more questions. Let's begin by addressing the big elephant in the room- So you have completed a manuscript, now what? Take a deep breath and spend a moment in reflection. Congratulations, you have done what majority of writers don't do- write. Kudos to you on completing one step in this whole journey that is going to consume the next six to seven months (sometimes more) of your life. The next best guess is that you want to get it published, you want to see it in the hands of readers and you want to get praised for your effort. You know it is easy, obviously, look at Chetan Bhagat, he sells so crappy books. Stop thinking about this. In the next few paragraph, I am going to enlist the many pitfalls o