Three Line Tale #22: No pain, no gain

Ignoring the pleas of their throbbing legs, they kept climbing the seemingly never-ending makeshift steps carved into the sides of the mountain. Their backpacks felt heavier than before and their exhausted bodies were begging for relief but they never stopped until they got to the top of the hill. The beautiful view that greeted them …

Three Line Tale #21: Off the edge

"This is it, and hopefully, this will do the job", he thought to himself as he jumped off from the tallest building that he could find. The free fall was every bit as he had expected. Hopefully, this time, he would have broken the record for the highest bungee jump off a building! This post …

Life diaries #2: I guess this is what a pan tossed pizza feels like! 🙆

Recently, I had the "pleasure" of traveling the 690km from Bangalore to Thiruvanathapuram in the extreme rear seat of a sleeper bus. And yes, it was the lower berth. Fortunately for me, I had outgrown the "will-definitely-puke on a long distance trip in a car/bus" phase in life. But nevertheless, that fateful journey still seemed …

Three Line Tale #5: Déjà vu

When Harry and Ron volunteered to drop off the kids at Platform  9 ¾, never in their wildest dreams did Ginny and Hermione imagine, that their husbands might have plans to recreate their rather adventurous second-year arrival at Hogwarts. The Ford Anglia had been recovered, restored and magically expanded to fit Harry, Ron, James, Rose, Albus, …

short story #6: The start of something new…

Against the backdrop of the dark night sky, the La Tour Eiffel was the crowning glory for the city of love. Mia drank in the splendid sight in front of her. At 24, it was her first solo trip and the view was well worth the effort. "Who goes to the city of love on …