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Category: Flash Fiction

The Woman With A Lantern

On April 11, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

A Short Story Rahul was returning home by a lonely path which passed by a cemetery after attending a late night party. His friends had insisted to drop him home, but he preferred going by walk so that he could get some fresh air. He didn’t believe in ghosts for he had never seen one …

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Grandpa Crow

On April 11, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

A Short Story  Once upon a time in a small village of Tamil Nadu, lived an old man who was 99 years old named Rangaswamy. People loved the old man and called him ‘Thatha Rangaswamy’ who was very kind towards others, helped those in need, and he used to gather children under the Banyan tree …

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Solo -It’s sweeter to be so….

On March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

A Short Story  Rahul was writing the poem “Solo Life” sitting on the sand near the beach. It was cool and tranquil in this part of the beach. Not many people came here. That was the reason why he liked this spot a lot. Tomy, his pet dog sat next to him, wagging his tail. …

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The Long Wait

On March 27, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash Fiction3 Comments

  A Short Story When he was young he had liked silence more than anything else. He treated it as though it was his best friend. But now, it had become his best foe. He had reached his old age before he could even think how he was going to spend it. He lost his …

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The Last Story

On March 27, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash Fiction7 Comments

A short Story Vijay packed his bag and left to a quiet hill station by train. He wanted to spend some time with nature, which was his love. Besides, writing was his hobby since his childhood days. He needed peace and silence to concentrate and think. The pressure at work over last two months was …

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Another Dream

On March 26, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash Fiction2 Comments

A Short Story Akash felt he was unlimited like the blue sky above him. He wanted to be famous cricketer. He loved playing cricket right from his childhood days. He played for his school and then for his college. Later he got selected for the Ranji trope too. He scored match-winning scores many times for …

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Left with Nothing

On March 25, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash Fiction3 Comments

A Short Story Gopal squatted with his towel over his head, on the barren land which was shrivelled and dry, with many cracks. The sun was burning like a red-hot ball of fire in the cloudless sky. The cool breeze had lost somewhere…It was getting hotter day by day. It had been almost six years …

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The Frightening Solitude

On March 24, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

A Short Story “I want to die before you.” She said looking into his eyes. He didn’t answer her. His silence said it all. His solitude frightened him more than anything else in the world. His children were big now and their own kids to look after. The old age had caught up with him …

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The last drop of tear

On March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash Fiction4 Comments

A Short Story He stood at the edge of the tallest building in the city, staring at the orange sun, which was setting in the back drop. The sky was orange-red in colour. He flung his educational certificates one by one into the air. They floated down like the leaves of some huge tree in …

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Dark Sky

On March 20, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

A Short Story Whenever she saw the dark, cloudy sky, she remembered her father. Maybe, he never remembered her in the same way, but she always longed to have the love and affection of her father like others girls of her age. But then, not every one in this world is blessed to have the …

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