Tag: #fiction

• Book Review: A Ghost And His Gold

  

  ‘Wow’ is what I said when I completed the book. I say this for a number of reasons – a) The book, a work of fiction does an amazing job in raising pertinent issues like war, date-rape, ill-treatment of children- issues that have plagued societies since time immemorial. It does so while telling a story […]

  Smitha V

  August 6, 2021

  Book Review

  #Aghostandhisgold, #fiction, #ghoststory, #history, #metoo, #newbook, #RobbieCheadle, #RobertaEatonCheadle, #southafricastory, #warstory

• Book Review: THE DIARY of MRITYUNJAYA by GS Subbu

  

  THE DIARY OF MRITYUNJAYA

  Smitha V

  September 16, 2020

  Book Review

  #book, #culture, #diaryofmrityunjaya, #fiction, #GSSubbu, #India, #kedarnath, #newbook, #philosophy, #Pilgrimage, #review

• Short Story – Strangers

  

  “Hi,” I said walking up to where she had been sitting for the last two hours. I had been watching her from my corner of the dimly lit bar crammed with people. Amid the jarring music, voices and the smoke, she had caught my attention. There was a certain quietness about her even in that […]

  Smitha V

  August 23, 2020

  Creative Writing

  #fiction, #flashfiction, #neighbors, #shortstory, #story, #strangers

• A short story : Jane and Joe

  

  “Did you sleep well?” he asked concerned “Yes I did.” “How are you feeling now?” “I’m much better. Please don’t worry,” she said, her voice soft “How can I not worry? I am your son.” “Son?” she asked confused. “You must go and rest. You just got discharged from the hospital yesterday,” he continued ignoring […]

  Smitha V

  August 14, 2020

  Creative Writing

  #ageing, #alzheimers, #dementia, #fiction, #growingold, #love, #marriage, #oldage, #people, #shortstory, #writing

• The last days of the battle – Indian Mythology

  

  I tried writing a story based on the Mahabharata. It’s from Drona’s point of view. Drona was the person who taught the cousins- Pandavas and Kauravas the use of weapons, archery and warfare. When the cousins decide to battle it out for property, honor and revenge, Guru Drona has to take sides and participate in […]

  Smitha V

  October 14, 2019

  Creative Writing

  #attemptatstorywriting, #creativewriting, #Drona, #fiction, #Imagination, #India, #Indianmythology, #Mahabharatha, #shortstory, #story, #writing, Creative Writing