“Where am I?” He looked around trying to see something. It was pitch black. He could hear some groans and creaks near him. He realized he was sitting in a chair. “Who are you?” Came a female voice from the front and before he could speak there was a loud cry followed by sobs that felt like they would go on for eternity. “Stop it; we … Continue reading A Game of Poker – 365 Flash Fiction #51
He always walked past her house with the letter in his pocket…. He knew one day he would be able to give it to her…. one day she even saw him and came to the gate… he smiled at her and said he was just passing by…. he put his hand in his pocket and felt the letter but could not manage to take it … Continue reading A Tiny Tale of Long Lasting Love – 365 Flash Fiction #50
It all started with the fortune cookies…. well that is not really true…. because before we read what was in it, before we got those fortunes out of the cookies, even before the waiter put them on our table… we had been in disagreement… so you cannot blame it completely on the cookies…. but then if the fortune cookies were not served we might have … Continue reading Fortune Cookie – 365 Flash Fiction #48
In a page was written her life… in very small tiny letters…. as time went by someone tore it off from the book and made a paper airplane.. they flew it in air and abandoned it… Some others picked it up… they did not like airplanes, so they made a paper boat with it and sailed it in a puddle… it rained and they left it … Continue reading Her life – 365 Flash Fiction #47
“Are you one…?” The question was to him… he looked around but could not see anyone…. he continued to walk… “Are you a common man..?” The question was more clear this time… but still no sight of who has been asking it…. He turned around… the few people he saw near by did not even notice him and obviously were not owners of the question.. … Continue reading The Common Man – 365 Flash Fiction #46
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
“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
“Parashuram express?” Phalgunan woke up from his dream when he heard it out of the blue. He had forgotten about the existence of such a day train that travels across Kerala from Mangalore to Trivandrum. The Train that changed his life for ever. It has been years and Phalgunan has become Phalgu to the truncated world but he still remembered the countless long journeys in … Continue reading Phalgunan and the 100 Rupee Note – 365 Flash Fiction #34
Vinod Narayan 