Shail's Nest

I was all sunshine and smiles at the party. The storm that had wreaked havoc just a few hours back was well hidden beneath the cheerful facade. My friends urged me on and I obliged, downing one drink after another. No one had any idea about the volcano that raged beneath the surface. I fiercely [...]

There was something about the way she looked at him. Her kohled eyes seemed to see through him and decipher his thoughts. He felt parched and longed for a drink. “Can you give me some water??” he asked her. “Did you walk all the way to my house to ask for water??” she asked a [...]

- a small tale I put the cap back on the pen and laid it on the table slowly. Her eyes moved from me to the pen and then back to me. Hope flickered in them. The tear drops on her long lashes shone like dew drops on the morning grass. Her eyes never ever [...]

- a short story “Vulgar!” she screeched in distaste looking at the frock I had taken out for her. That was the latest word in her vocabulary, vulgar. Anything and everything she didn’t like was vulgar. The milk was no longer yuck, it was vulgar. The vegetable she did not want to eat was vulgar. [...]

-  a story “Do you love me??” she asked. Her eyes sparkled in anticipation of his answer. She knew what he would say and yet it was something she asked of him often. He never did understand the reason why. Where he came from love was abundant and was understood without words. Her question seemed [...]

Right now what I really feel like doing is running away and hiding. Oh no no no. Don’t jump to conclusions. You always land in the most unexpected of places when you do that. Unlike what you might think, the law is not after me. Neither do I have muscular thugs after my blood for [...]

The girl and her parents reached the village late at night. The storm that had slowed down their bus had now cleared. While her parents talked to Ammavan and Ammayi, the girl’s eyes were searching for Chechi. A sleepy-eyed older girl entered the room just then and smiled at the assembled guests. The girl thought [...]

- a story I lay there in the blue light listening to the rhythm of the train. The rest of the passengers were all fast asleep. I couldn’t sleep. It would soon be time for me to disembark. Outside it was raining. The drizzle made faint patterns on the window pane. My journey was about [...]

- a story The Tiny Weed stood clinging precariously to the barren rocks. Its leaves were carefully painted a beautiful green with the little moisture its tiny roots could gather from the surroundings. There was something about the Tiny Weed standing proudly against the grey barrenness of the rocks that caught the eye of the [...]

- a short story I am a ghost. Well don’t run away. I wouldn’t dream of scaring anyone. In all probability I’d be the one scared stiff if you shouted ‘Boo’ in my vicinity!! I live in yonder house you see…yes the small neat little one, with the tiny garden in front that lies just [...]