Facing the Sun

Kavya returned home to tell her mother about the sunflowers she had seen in her friend’s house. She found them beautiful and wondered why they were called sunflowers. They did remind her of the sun and sunrays. The following weekend Kavya, Advaith and their parents were driving to the  next town. On the way they…

Everyday Moments (#SOL – 2019)

My weekly Slice of Life are my letters to my Doddamma. She is my father’s elder brother’s wife. Doddamma literally means ‘elder mother’. She is 88 years old. She cannot hear properly if I telephone to talk to her. So, I have been writing letters to her since October 2017. I enjoy writing letters and…

#SoCS Oct. 26/19

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “dress.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun! The other evening, my friend and I were talking about dresses, especially the saree and the salwar kameez. Both of us find the saree a very graceful dress. We wear the salwar kameez at home and when…

Loss (Sunday Photo fiction)

The two friends met at the hospital entrance. The look on Asha’s face saddened Deepa. Asha had been finding it difficult to see things. A check-up revealed that the nerves of her eyes were becoming weaker. Soon she would be blind. That had terrified her. She had taken to wearing dark glasses, hoping that people…

Everyday Moments (SoL #2019)

My weekly Slice of Life are my letters to my Doddamma. She is my father’s elder brother’s wife. Doddamma literally means ‘elder mother’. She is 88 years old. She cannot hear properly if I telephone to talk to her. So, I have been writing letters to her since October 2017. I enjoy writing letters and…

#SoCS Oct. 19/19

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “oh.” Use it as a word or find a word that starts with “oh.” Bonus points if you start and end with “oh.” Enjoy! ‘Oh’ was what our granddaughter used to say when she did not like something or when she wanted something and she did…

Ragtag Daily Prompt Thursday: How Green is Blue

The prompt for today is How Green is Blue. This is a chance to use this phrase to inspire you to create a post. It can be anything – poetry, prose, a drawing, a photograph, wherever the phrase sends you. This prompt immediately brought to mind the pond in the middle of the areca farm…

Everyday Moments (#SOL-2019)

My weekly Slice of Life are my letters to my Doddamma. She is my father’s elder brother’s wife. Doddamma literally means ‘elder mother’. She is 88 years old. She cannot hear properly if I telephone to talk to her. So, I have been writing letters to her since October 2017. I enjoy writing letters and…

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #275 Wail&Wake

In the wake of death Silent wails of the mourners Pierced and touched the hearts.

A Photo a Week Challenge: Sun & Water

River Swarna on her way to the Arabian sea. Sunlight on rain water 🙂