Category: #amwriting

At age nine, I am on a hospital bed, clinging to Mommy who is lying beside me, her arms intertwined with mine. The skinny nurse asks her to sleep on… Read more »

I jump from bed at the sound of the garage door rolling up. It’s early morning, a little before sunrise. Somebody’s breaking in; I’ve been hearing about burglaries around the… Read more »

This 100-word micro was part of the Micro Madness hosted by National Flash Fiction Day, New Zealand, on 11th June, 2020. My daughter, Lily, talks me into playing a game… Read more »

“Outside, the sky is pink. Milkmen, with metal milk cans tied to their motorcycles with rubber tubes, snake between cars and buses. Tractors with sugarcanes poking out of their trailers… Read more »

“I stare at the mark against my name, red as the vermilion Mumma wears in the parting of her hair.” This story loosely inspired by school days, written in collaboration… Read more »

“What if you never popped the question in the last semester? What if I never walked down the aisle with the lacy veil covering my shoulders?” A “What If?” microfiction… Read more »

“…because I know when I sprinkle her on the ocean she will ride the waves gleefully and blow kisses at me…” A micro, inspired by a picture, was published in… Read more »

Honored to have my funny story published in April’ 2020 by Funny Pearls based in UK. Here is the link to the story.

“Where’s my diary?” “Last night,” Bella bites her nails, “a mouse knocked over the kerosene lamp. The diary caught fire.” “Missy?” Bella scours our room, next morning. “Oh, the mouse… Read more »