In honour of the festival of lights…

Today, India celebrates Deepavali or Diwali, the festival of lights. Like any other festival, there is a story, or rather several stories behind this particular festival. Being the diverse country that India is, different parts of the country celebrate this festival for different reasons. In South India, (where I hail from) it is celebrated in …

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 …

Third blogiversary!🎂 Join the blog party. 🎉🎉🎉

Yay. My Random Ramblings turned three this Sunday! Three down, forever to go. (*cough cough* well, as long as I'm alive and sane enough to know my way around WordPress, but let's still go with forever!) I know it's a bit late to post this, but hey, as they say, better late than never. I …

six word story #39

Not all princesses wear sparkly tiaras... Note: Modern-world princesses are too busy living their lives and helping others that they don't care the least about shiny, sparkly tiaras! And I'm pretty sure that every one of us can think of someone who's a true princess by virtue of her heart of gold, and not by …

six word story #38

Expectations: warm fuzzies. Reality: wet blanket! Written in response to the #SixWordStoryChallenge prompt: Expectations (Check this link for more six-word stories inspired by this prompt!) Please click here to read the six word stories that I've previously published on this blog. Thanks to Kirsty for hosting this amazing challenge! 🙂 The #SixWordStoryChallenge is a weekly …

six word story #11

Imagination: her ticket to unfettered exploration... Written in response to the Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge prompt: Exploration (Check this link for more six-word stories inspired by this prompt!) Please click here to read the six word stories that I've previously published on this blog. Thanks to Nicola Auckland for hosting this amazing …

six word story #10

Behind closed doors, tears replaced smiles. Written in response to the Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge prompt: Charade (Check this link for more six-word stories inspired by this prompt!) Please click here to read the six word stories that I've previously published on this blog. Thanks to Nicola Auckland for hosting this amazing …

six word story #4

“I’m happy for you!”, she lied. Written in response to the Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge prompt: Deceiver (Check this link for more six-word stories inspired by this prompt!) Please click here to read the six word stories that I've previously published on this blog. Thanks to Nicola Auckland for hosting this amazing …

six word story #3

Test results came back... Cancer - confirmed. Written in response to the Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge prompt: Bombshell (Check this link for more six-word stories inspired by this prompt!) Please click here to read the six word stories that I've previously published on this blog. Thanks to Nicola Auckland for hosting this …

six word story #2: Wicked

Substituted salt for sugar. Revenge accomplished. Written in response to the Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge prompt: Wicked Thanks to Nicola Auckland for hosting this amazing challenge! 🙂 The Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge is a weekly prompt for flash fiction writers. A new prompt is posted every Saturday morning at …