by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
My wife, Suvidha, has gone out of India on one of her professional assignments. She works in an IT firm, where on-site visits, both long and short, are the norm. In the past, she has mostly gone on short visits of 2-3 days but the current visit is slightly longer....
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
My breath became laboured, my heartbeat increased, as I sat there under the bright light. Though my eyes were open I saw nothing in particular. My mouth was open, as if locked in a silent scream. My hands grabbed the blue arm-rests, my fingers taut, as droplets of...
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
My backside was feeling all the potholes on the road, the bumps on the road magnified by the bus suspension, which was almost absent. The vibrations of the state transport bus were transferred directly to the passengers and the suspiciously lose nuts and bolts, which...
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
It was raining heavily. Little Arpan had just gone off to sleep. It was going to be a late night and I needed a coffee boost. To keep me awake. My diary beckoned me, as it did every Saturday night… I settled into my cosy corner near the window. I settled on the...
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
We woke up at 4.00 am. Even though it was the time to return, I remember that both, me and my sister, Vaishali, were very excited. We were ready in a jiffy waiting to go back to the station…nay, waiting to go back to the cute little train. So there we were, two...
