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Tag: Short Stories

The Empty Chair

On March 10, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Short StoriesLeave a comment

The Empty Chair A Short Story Diary Entry – by Ankitha Have you ever wondered that the little birds in some nest on some branch of some tree would grow up, learn how to fly with their little wings and one fine day, they would desert their loving parents and fly away to start a …

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No Smoking

On March 9, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn 100 Fiction2 Comments

100 Fiction ‘My dad has decided to quit smoking and has asked me to sell this pack at half the price. Would you be interested to buy it?’ A little girl asked a passer by, who grabbed it, and paid her the money. She distributed the money among the beggars on the pavements. Her dad, …

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The Schedule

On March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash Fiction2 Comments

A Short Story Frank Willis looked at his wristwatch, pulling up his overcoat sleeves, it was 8.30 pm. He had to meet a person, with whom he had only communicated by phone till now. She had promised to turn up at the church at the Edward’s street at 9.15 pm. He still had forty-five minutes …

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Live

On March 8, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

Short Story Shreya had met Arman and fell in love with him. She had thought that their love would last for a life time. But she was wrong; Arman left her for another woman. She had packed everything he had given her, including their pictures, etc in a carton box, sealed it and placed it …

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Flipside

On March 8, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

Short Story The morning rays pierced through the misty, cold winter skies, and touched Neha’s sleepless eyes. Neha’s  eye lashes fluttered like the wings of a dove in a flight, unable to take so much brightness all of a sudden. She turned to her left, and saw the smiling face of her boy friend, Arman, …

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Mystery Blogger Award

On March 7, 2018March 8, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Awards and Nominations3 Comments

Hi everyone!!! I'm feeling good for having being nominated for "Mystery Blogger Award" by Sunaina, one of the writers I like in WordPress for her wonderful writings. Especially, her emotional writing "A letter to my dad" moved me, made me feel nostalgic about my dad, whom I had lost at very young age.Thank you, Sunaina. …

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Invention

On March 5, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash FictionLeave a comment

He was a scientist who had a research lab at home. He had an assistant who was partially deaf in both the ears. So whatever he told him, he did the reverse of it most of the time. The scientist was inventing a new machine which could tell what was going to happen before five …

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The Call

On March 4, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn Flash Fiction5 Comments

Story Idea by Ravi Sidula A Short Story By Vasu Gangapalli Preethi remembered him a lot today. She had seen his name written on a lorry which was coming in the opposite direction while she was returning home. It brought back the memories of the past. How much she loved and cared for him then. …

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The Fort

On March 4, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn 100 FictionLeave a comment

The Fort 100 Fiction Shekar dreamt that he was in some fort. He opened his eyes, found himself sleeping inside the fort. The last thing he remembered was sleeping on his own bed at home. He explored that huge fort and came to know that it was Chittorgarh Fort, in Rajasthan, many hundreds of miles …

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The Skeleton

On March 2, 2018 By Vasu GangapalliIn 100 FictionLeave a comment

The Skeleton 100 Fiction The earthquake collapsed one of the walls of a castle. Some people volunteered to clear the rubble, and they discovered a skeleton imbedded in the collapsed wall. They thought someone was killed and hidden in that wall many years ago. However, one of them thought that someone had discovered the secret …

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