I had told him not to go in search of those foot prints, because I know they don’t lead anywhere…..if it did then they would have come back…but he carried on…..the point was simple, he had to find them…it is not that he cared for them, but he needed to know where they lead…. I never understood when he went searching for things….he had his … Continue reading I Followed – 365 Flash Fiction #45
The history of the place had less to say compared to the rush in the market place as he stood there trying to find the address of the shop. He had picked a book on the town from the last gas station some two hundred miles away and had got ample time to glance through it. History was always his baby and he loved to … Continue reading Exit 420 A – 365 Flash Fiction #44
“Crown Theatre” He said getting into an auto. The auto driver starts moving and turns on the charge meter. But he interrupts the driver and asks “How much?” “Give me what is in the meter” Said the Auto Driver “But this is a return route for you” He said “You would have gone back the whole way without a passenger if I had not got … Continue reading Calicut Autorikshaw – 365 Flash Fiction #43
“It does not matter that you have to travel a long way; At least we are coming to end of this journey” He looked at her as she held on tightly to his hands. “You know that you don’t belong here, Don’t you?” He asked her and she nodded without looking at him. Her mind was still set on the street which has been her … Continue reading Worlds Beyond Words – 365 Flash Fiction #42
He tuned in his torn piece of cloth he has been calling ‘blanket’ for the past two months. He had a better living standard in the cell that he was confined to for the past six years. The top part of the cardboard piece he slept on was still damp from a recent shower. He remembered the day they came to his house and said … Continue reading The Maya Program – 365 Flash Fiction #41
He jumped inside and looked around. It was almost full. He found one seat in the middle row that had a vacant chair. He moved towards it trying not to stamp on the bunch of people who were already there. He took his seat and looked at the elderly man sitting next to him. “Hi, I thought I was late” He said with a smile. … Continue reading Just in Time – 365 Flash Fiction #40
He walked slowly to a guy and asked “Do you have thirty cents sir?” The guy looked and signed NO. He chuckled and said Thanks. He stood there for a bit looking out and walked towards one of the ladies who was sitting in the front seat of the train compartment “Mam do you have thirty five cents to spare?” She did not raise her … Continue reading Thirty Five Cents – 365 Flash Fiction #39
He looked at everyone sitting in the class. Some had not heard the teacher ask the question. Some were pressing their heads as if the answers would jump out of their mouth. Some in the front of the class as usual had raised their hands as if they were the only people the teacher came to the class for. Sometimes he even felt that these … Continue reading The BackBencher – 365 Flash Fiction #38
He saw the look in her eyes, and the face spoke a lot of her plight. it had a sadness so deep routed within the wrinkles in her face giving an impression that she had been carrying it with her for generations. He looked at the kid sitting next to her who was similar to any other kid and was also on the heavier side … Continue reading Rotisserie Chicken – 365 Flash Fiction #37
His son walked to the fish tank and pointed to a rather cute looking fish and shouted with excitement, “There is one”. He walked up to his son and touched his head and joined his excitement. As they spend time exploring the colors of life inside the water a girl of the same age walks up and starts a conversation with his son. He steps … Continue reading Fish Tank -365 Flash Fiction #36
Vinod Narayan 