Dear Reader It's pouring in Delhi. Although rains bring the much-needed respite from torrid heat, they also bring along their share of sultriness and swarms of insects, not to forget the clogged Delhi roads. Every day when heavy, silver-black clouds gather in the open skies above my tenth-floor balcony, I make sure the plants are …
Close Encounter – The Many Faces of Truth
Hello and welcome to this month's post for 'Write Edit Publish'. The prompt for June, 2023 is Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I have chosen to interpret the prompt in my own way, keeping the spirit of the WEP intact, which says that you can take the cue in whichever direction you want to! …
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What Would You Replace Writing With? – IWSG June & More Writing News
Hello readers and fellow writers! It’s finally summer in Delhi and nature’s palette is full of beautiful shades of blooming trees. They’re doing well despite the heat. I am particularly in awe of the yellow magic of the Amaltas that stands majestically on both sides of the capital’s arterial roads. (Image Source) I understand there …
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IWSG MAY- Inspired by The Lottery Ticket!
It’s already the fifth month of the year! Time is like a hundred metre sprint. Today, we plan for tomorrow and before we know it, tomorrow slips into yesterday! It is only when I sit to write the monthly IWSG posts that the briskness of time hits me – specially with regard to my writing …
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I WENT LOOKING FOR A POEM (IWSG – APRIL, 2023)
Hello everyone! It's April, the month of flowers and nature, colour, life and the month of writing and poetry. I'm participating in both the AtoZChallenge and NaPoWriMo BUT ONLY as a READER. Discovering others and their thoughts is sometimes as fulfilling as writing your own. As the monthly ritual goes, I'm here to post on …
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Out of the Shadow
Dear Reader I bought potted parsley almost fifteen days ago. The man at the nursery told me it won’t last long. But I didn’t use it, not until this morning. Last night I felt the tremors, partially. It was only when my daughter banged on the door that I noticed the fan swinging. It was …
A Hundred Quills 