This week, i am sharing a haibun of mine for your kind perusal and comments.
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For anyone interested, Chapter 16 of Some Sugar & Spice is up.
#haibun 3
Tag: #AmWriting
FF: The Wedding
Hello! Happy to be on time this time, or at least not late for Rochelle’s weekly party – Friday Fictioneers, a story in 100 words based on a photo prompt kindly provided by Ted Strutz. To read the other stories inspired by this prompt and join the fun, click here.
The Wedding
Words 100
“Say cheese!” Rupam clicked the newly-wedded couple’s picture. “You both are looking great. You can frame this photo.” He turned to his kids. “Come and touch your mother’s feet and say goodbye.”
“Isn’t Mother going to live us anymore?” Sukhi, their five-year-old asked. “And who is that man next to her?”
Rupam hustled his children. “Let’s go. Your mother has a new husband and she’s going to live with him from now on.”
“But seriously Rupam,” his friend frowned, “how you can get your own wife married off to another beats me.”
“Much better than having them bump me off.”
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Inspired by a true incident:
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For anyone interested, Chapter 15 of Some Sugar & Spice is up.
FF: Strawberry Moon
Hello and welcome to yet another edition of Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle. And once again i am late to the party but better late than ever. So off we go to my submission this week on a photo full of possibilities provided by Dale. To read the other stories inspired by this photo or join the challenge click here.
Strawberry Moon
Words 100
Darkness fell on a dark day.
Free from work, she sought distraction in doom scrolling. But instead of feeling better, she felt worse. Everything seemed to taunt her, mock her failings, her inadequacies, of how she just wasn’t enough.
Restless, she wandered to the balcony.
She gasped at the intense blast of heat that hit her. Not a soul, not even a bird or dog stirred.
Yet, there was someone else who was sleepless.
Consistently showing up, apparently unaware of their imperfections. No…flaunting them with elan and grace.
Feeling her spirits lift, she raised a toast to the gleaming moon.
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For anyone interested, Chapter 14 of Some Sugar & Spice is up.
#tanka 4 & 5
Hello everyone, i am back with a couple of my tanka published in haikuKATHA Issue 34 2024.
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For anyone interested, Chapter 13 of Some Sugar & Spice is up.
FF: The Collapse of a Merger
Hi there! Today I am again attempting to play a 100 words for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers on a photo kindly provided by Roger Bultot. If you want to join in or read the other stories inspired by this prompt, click here. Thank you Rochelle and Roger.
The Collapse of a Merger
Words 100
There were smiles and claps all around as they shook hands and embraced.
The envisaged final outcome promised to set an example to the world. The wide arched span, bolstered modern support systems and thoughtful inclusion of futuristic elements, instilled confidence and joy in all.
Money exchanged hands, deadlines were set and tasks assigned. In keeping with the design requirements, work began simultaneously from both ends.
Over time, differences arose, however, yielding to pressure from senior advisors, all activities were completed on time.
Barely into the first monsoon, the foundation collapsed and the entire structure toppled over
Another failed marriage.
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Thank you for visiting. For anyone interested, Chapter 5 of Some Sugar & Spice is up.
#haiku 2
Haiku is just three lines and yet i find it the most difficult form to attempt. And probably that’s why i have so few haiku published. Sharing one today, which is actually not a haiku (i did tell you i am still struggling with it) but a senryu, which in contrast to haiku deals with human elements rather than nature.
Thanks for visiting. Also wanted to let you know that Chapter 4 of Some Sugar & Spice is up.
Have a great week.
FF: A Makeover
Hello and welcome to another edition of Friday Fictioneers with Rochelle leading the way, this time with a photo from Sandra Crook for a story in 100 words. If you want to join in, click here. Thank you Rochelle and Sandra.
A Makeover
Words 100
In her heydays, there were long queues. They would come in one by one, voice their worries, and on occasion, go off into peals of laughter.
With time, the queues had dwindled until there were none. Inside too, there was nothing but dusty corners. In a limbo, the days, months, weeks, rolled into one.
A thunderstorm. With a crash, a glass shattered.
One spring morn, sprouting between the cracks — tiny purple blooms. The egg that the pigeon had nurtured with such care, hatched.
The squab flapped its wings, flying over hills and vales, carrying the scent of her myriad tales.
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Thank you for visiting. For anyone interested, Chapter 3 of Some Sugar & Spice is up.
#tanka 2
Shubho Noboborsho!
Wishing you all a very happy Bengali New Year! And my warm, albeit belated, greetings to all for Baisakhi, Vishu, Ugadi, Puthandu, Maha Vishubha Sankranti, Bohag Bihu and (my apologies for the) many more that I am sure to have missed. This New Year, may all our lives be filled with peace and joy.
Posting one of my published tanka for your kind perusal.
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And for those reading Some Sugar & Spice the second chapter is up. See you there!
PS: How does this image look? First time trying my hand on Canva. Do share your thoughts and tips. Thank you.
FF: Ostrich in the Sand
Hello and welcome to another edition of Friday Fictioneers with Rochelle leading the way, this time with a photo from Nancy Richy for a story in 100 words. If you want to join in, click here. Thank you Rochelle and Nancy.
Photo Prompt © Nancy Richy
FF: Ostrich in the Sand
Words 100
Quick, this was his chance!
Ron began to tiptoe
He froze.
The familiar shuffle of footsteps.
No time to lose, he dived behind the sofa.
“Yes darling,” Her voice floated across. “the coast is clear. Let’s party!”
A titter.
“Yes darling. Just you and me. Oh Ron? He ran off to play football. Time he learned to take responsibility for his actions. Do you want to go out for dinner?” She lowered her voice. “Or should we order in and…?”
“Mom!” Ron sprang up, “You have a boyfriend?!”
Mom’s eyes gleamed with mischief as she stood there hands on hips.
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Have a wonderful week.
#haibun 1 & A New Story
Hello everyone. Hope everyone is having a good day. Today is special for me as it is my Father’s birthday. I am celebrating by posting my first published haibun and the new story.
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Ah and the promised story…
From today I begin to post the story Some Sugar & Spice. It is the story of various women and one man stuck in the middle of it all, though not in the way you are imagining! 😀
And don’t worry, this is a limited series and is likely to be about 38 chapters long. If you are ready for another ride, do hop on! See you there 🙂
PS: Readers of Silver Streaks may like to visit their page which has now been renamed: 3S: A 2025 Update
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