Friday Flash

Flash Fiction written for the Friday Fictioneers – a story in 100 words or less. Stories are listed in chronological order – earliest to latest. Hope I have improved over the years – do let me know! To help you dive in I have added snippets and color-coded it too. Green is a personal favorite, orange is not bad and I would love for you to read, blue is the darker side of life, purple is a stab at humor while black is studied silence 😉 Feel free to disagree with my coding.

1. The Wait for the Waiting Room
   • My first flash and inspired by real life and gratitude at being able to take so many things for granted.
2. Thinking…
   • This one was an inspired flash and it sort of just flew out smoothly.
3. Hungry
   • Of our prejudices and (messed up) priorities.
4. The Denouement
   • An attempt at romance and humor
5. Safe or Sorry
   • A tricky scenario which we can all relate to.  I would like to know how you would deal with it.
6. Sons and daughters
   • An attempt to show how not only daughters but also sons have their own angst against their parents but I think I missed the bus.
7. Off the Beaten Track
   • When a son neatly turns the table on his mum
8. The Stowaway
   • This one was a true flash, can’t take any credit, it just happened.
9. 2084
   • An attempt at science fiction
10. Her Man
    • Her husband dies but she doesn’t care for her real man is someone else.
11. Incarcerated
    • The overburdened academic lives of today’s children
12. Changeless
    • A story set in the future – would things be different or same?
13. Her Nightmare
    • He’s in the hospital, she can’t find him, would her nightmare end?
14. Unsullied
    • A different kind of love story
15. Halved
    • Rather heartbreaking
16. A Wannabe
    • A first blog-anniversary story
17. Karma Strikes
    • Inspired by demonetization 😀
18. The Road not Taken
    • Hmm a bit out there…
19. In Another Life
    • I enjoyed writing this story
20. Summer Vacations
    • Inspired by a real life incident when the kids were little
21. Soul Mates?
    • A different kind of a love story
22. Mum’s the Word
    • Mothers – need I say more?
23. When it is Not Time
    • While on a trip, they miss the bus – unfortunate or is it?
24. Son Speak
    • Of brothers and sisters
25. A Brighter Future
    • Of the less fortunate.
26. An Inconvenient Death
    • Based on a true incident
27. Dead End
    • The girl child
28. The Last Bastion
    • The less said the better
29. The Chair
    • Of power games
30. The Blow
    • I had fun penning this one also based on a real life incident
31. Thawing the Chill
    • Of mothers and daughters
32. A Full Circle
    • Life is a circle and it all comes back
33. Backfired
    • He says, she says, he thinks, she thinks.
34. Hard Earned
    • A survivor’s tale
35. Double Standards
    • Hmm
36. The Addict
    • Of those who love shoes
37. The Guilty Conscience
    • A twisted tale
38. It Happened One Night
    • A scary story
39. Hanky-panky on the Road
    • Of all those office tours
40. And the Oscar Goes To…
    • Of the masks we wear
41. The Extra X Factor
    • It all depends on whether if one has XY or XX chromosomes
42. The Battle for Supremacy
    • Of wedded blitz
43. A Reminder
    • When the child turns teacher
44. Stumped
    • The games couples play
45. And They Lived Happily Ever After
    • When marriages are arranged..
46. The Sneaky Ways of Fate
    • When destiny wills…
47. A Pick Me Up
    • Based on a heartwarming true incident
48. A Clean Slate
    • A comment on the unfortunate nature of human nature
49. The Critical Ingredient
    • Love marriage or arranged marriage?
50. Sauce for the Gander
    • Of double standards between men and women
51. Uncharted Territory
    • The beginning of a love story – part 1 of a trilogy.
52. Beyond
    • She says yes – part 2 of a trilogy
53. Lost and Found
    • She says no – part 3 of a trilogy
54. Not That Desperate
    • Lesson learned a real-life incident
55. Better Off
    • Female feticide and social status
56. Worse Than Death
    • When she isn’t afraid of ghosts
57. Do Photos Count?
    • Of superstitions and double standards
58. The Murderer
    • She committed suicide – but who’s to blame?
59. Grounded
    • A daughter speaks to her mother on the phone
60. Bugged
    • Arranging and disarranging a marriage
61. The Gullible Groom
    • Hmm
62. Surrender
    • It’s the same prompt as the above but I like this one better
63. One Step at a Time
    • An allegorical story but perhaps something is missing
64. One Fine Evening
    • He was mean and rude to her. He’s sorry and determined to make up. But she had other plans.
      
65. The Helpline Number
    • She walks out and into trouble
66. Missed Call
    • She’s trouble and he knows it but he can’t keep away if she’s in trouble can he?
67. The Genie
    • Of grandparents and grandkids
68. Mincemeat
    • Of the life of an average woman
69. One Step Lower
    • Of her self-respect and independence
70. Will You Walk into my Parlor?
    • Why marry?
71. Redrawing Battle Lines
    • The constant battle between a mum and her kids – what’s for lunch?
72. The Perfect Place for Murder
    • Couple trouble
73. Of Moms and Sons
    • Conversations or rather non-conversations
74. The Song Within
    • Life’s frustrations and inspiration from an unlikely person at an unlikely place
75. Enough of Double Standards
    • Of women and societal norms
76. Friends Forever
    • As friends can and often will be
77. Strained
    • When at a dead end bluffing your way through
78. Another Dead End
    • The uncooperative granny
79. Faith & Fury
    • A personal favorite
80. When the Calling Call
    • When you gotta do what you have to
81. Feet of Clay
    • #MeToo
82. A New Breed of Terrorists
    • Can safely give this one a miss…
83. Whimsical Notes
    • The logic of children is rather tricky
84. Monitoring the Monitor
    • Can there be a solution to the senseless killings?
85. Why the Caged Bird Doesn’t Sing
    • His and her stories
86. Caught in the Middle
    • Playing referee between hubby and son
87. Restricted Entry
    • Of an unjust unfair world
88. Full Moon
    • Betrayed
89. The Age-old Ban
    • Waiting for the shackles to drop away