Crimson Burn
Crimson Burn I feel the sweat trickling off my back. Drip, drip, drip. The cruel sun has set, but there is still a good amount of daylight and the wretched
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Crimson Burn I feel the sweat trickling off my back. Drip, drip, drip. The cruel sun has set, but there is still a good amount of daylight and the wretched
Continue readingMy eyebrows scrunch together, a sign of being bothered. Meera, my wife who has put up with me for 48 years of our marriage, shushes me instantly. “Let it be,
Continue readingThe first time I saw you, you were a shimmer in blue. A blur that sped past me and blended into the throng of people at the procession. I looked
Continue readingZeitoun Looking out the window, I see debris – pieces of furniture, vehicle scrap, electronic items. Finally, Hurricane Katrina has passed leaving behind an unimaginable trail of destruction in its
Continue readingThe Yellow Wallpaper I lie awake, unmoving, terrified. I know she’s watching me from within the wall, I can see the tilt of her head, the searing gaze that holds
Continue readingOperation X “Baba, is something going on near the riverfront?” “Hmm.” “They making drugs?” “No.” “They look suspicious.” “Let it be. We get good money to supply them food.” ***
Continue readingInitiated in 2010, every year in April, the Blogging A-Z Challenge kicks off with a bang. Bloggers around the world come together to post 26 alphabet themed posts – one
Continue readingWe need to talk about Kevin “Kayla,” she says, I sense the tension before she even speaks, “there’s been a shooting. At the school.” My worst nightmare comes true. I
Continue readingVanished “They ain’t allowed to let him go off with any stranger. Please find him, bring him back,” Mrs. Nair sniffles, fresh tears flowing again. Mr. Nair puts a hand
Continue readingUnfinished “He lifted the sword high up in the air and …” I read, turning the page. It is blank. As the rest of the notebook is. I look up
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