by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
It was time. Soon the courtroom clerk would come to me, open my arms with a creak, which has developed over a period of time, and withdraw the required documents from my belly. From the time, many years back, when I was brought here fresh from the Godrej factory, I...
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
What was my crime? Why did the man in the black boots target me…was he from enemy country? why? Why kill my friends… Why did he do this? Is he coming towards me? Let me hide under the desk…are those black boots approaching me? Why is he is wearing a mask , but those...
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
The phone rang shrilly disturbing the Saturday afternoon siesta of Mr. and Mrs. Braganza. The Mrs. answered. “Hello…oh hi, Maria. How are you?…Oh, a feast. So nice of you…yes, yes, we will certainly come tomorrow.” “Who was it, Julia?”, asked Tony or Mr....
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
Trivandrum is famous for the Shree Padmanabha Swamy temple. My wife, myself and our daughter were proceeding towards the temple, when suddenly we heard shouts of “MUNDU…MUNDU…”. A portly gentleman came running towards us gesticulating wildly....
by Yatindra Tawde | Mar 2, 2025 | Short Stories
Sunaina was bent over her smartphone, video chatting away with her boyfriend, Amar. Her phone was always kept easily accessible but not easily noticeable even when she studied; or pretended to study. She had been a good student till the 9th standard, scoring good...
