FictionPies

  Pic Credit: Indian Express “Share my screen?” I freeze. How do I do that? Math, not computers, is my forte. I could describe logic and solve problems in my sleep. Damn. I should have let Alex teach me the workings of these conferencing tools. My heart pounds faster. Out of Continue Reading

“Rasam, piping hot. 2 mins,” Mom yells from the kitchen. Tears well up in my eyes. I feel betrayed, angry, bitter. My chest feels heavy. My head aches from having to bottle up my emotions. I should have been at Dubrovnik of King’s Landing. With my friends. And yet here Continue Reading

  Pic Credit: The Indian Express “Quick Mama, you’ll miss him,” my 6-year-old bounces to the window, as if on an invisible trampoline. “Oh honey, Spiderman can’t come out from the TV!” “But he will, just watch!” Nate stands to one side, chuckling at our son’s antics, and winks at Continue Reading

  Pic Credit: Sea Mashable “PPE Kits? How on earth?” I am not sure if I am imagining things, but Kian confirms it. “First the lockdown and now this.” I comment aloud. This could mean the end of our wedding planner business. Kian sits scratching his beard. I can almost Continue Reading

  “One Plus Nord 5G, latest!” he exclaims, looking for telltale signs of interest on my face. “Here, OPPO F19 Pro. Best in class camera. Or Redmi? Bestselling phone today.” Not finding what I look for, I mutter a Thank you and turn to leave. That night, I open up Continue Reading

  Pic Credit: Shutterstock “Nah, something’s wrong. It’s the first time ever that he’s so disinterested. Earlier, we would meet every single day. Now weeks pass by with no contact,” mused Kia, standing in the garage. “Weird! It’s the opposite for me, I can’t wait for him to leave,” remarked Continue Reading

“Mangesh, come on! There’s hardly any margin in film distribution these days,” said Tyagi. “Rate’s fixed. Pay me 20, I’ll get the decision reversed.”   The new law mandating theatre owners to allow patrons to bring in outside food into the theaters was hitting revenues hard, especially considering how on-premise Continue Reading

  Pic Credit: Getty images for BBC “Let it go, Shilpi. Sometimes we women should learn to ignore.” I feel myself tearing up, unable to speak. “He’s not all that bad, right? It’s just bad timing.” I look up at her, disbelieving, begging for her to understand. Unfazed, she continues. Continue Reading

“Keep that phone aside when I am talking to you,” “Why don’t you understand? I am happy and successful, doing what I like.” “And what about marriage?” “What about it? Why the urgency?” “Oh dear God. I curse this lockdown. If not for this, you would still have been working Continue Reading

  Pic Credit: Cloverfield Fandom “Juoron yoerie muelban. FALKRIF.” The automaton reversed direction, mechanically gliding back to the cockpit. The 1200-tonne amalgamation of steel and corboroxizone, gyrated 12 degrees northward, changing direction mid-flight, re-charting their course away from Earth.  “That was genius, Gramps,” exclaimed 7-year old Sonspoa, 83 years later. Continue Reading