R came back home late from work one day to find his wife drawing a penis on a piece of paper. For days after, he thought about it the way one would toss salad around on a plate. K had … Continue reading
Rakesh had been in the city for a while and had been Bangalored over the years. He wondered about how Bangalore had changed over the last decade. A beep on his computer drew his attention back to the code that … Continue reading
There are two others with me here. We don’t talk to each other, not sure if we can though, never tried it. There’s the old man who prefers the damp corner of the broken wall, he doesn’t talk much. Just … Continue reading
He tries, albeit unsuccessfully, to stifle the yawn that seems to rise out of nowhere from inside his body. His head has been throbbing for the last five minutes, he hasn’t shaved or showered and there is a persistent itch … Continue reading
The students of the great master Winfang Li came up to him and said, “Master, the villagers feel that Yokomita Kuwahara, who lives in the mountains, is the greatest martial artist alive.” Winfang Li, a seventh generation martial artist, who … Continue reading
That big fat cat is not mine. Mine was called Jingle Bell. I had actually named him Gingerwell after an Enid Blyton character, but when I told my friend that I got a cat and named him Gingerwell, she told … Continue reading
It’s hard to make out in the dark from my precarious position. Without losing my grip, I lean across to hear what he’s whispering. “With you straddled across my lap like this, I could die happy at this moment with … Continue reading
