A luminescent fog descends, immersing us in the stillness of the night. I run, without looking back, finding my way home in the unfamiliar darkness. About halfway there, I catch the bus and a stranger offers me her seat, but I kindly refuse and keep standing, staring out the grimy window with tired, [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Desolate partings
Posted in Literary Indulgences on September 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Friends and enemies
Posted in Literary Indulgences on September 11, 2007 | 6 Comments »
He stood, not facing me directly, but a little off to the left. “Ostentatious beginnings are never a good sign” he warned. This, when everyone else was engaged in jubilation and bestowing congratulatory remarks of some sort or the other, was rather awkward to process, let alone comprehend. He mulled over what [...]