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The Frog and the Cobra

Stories with a moral, animal stories

Staff Writer

There once lived a frog who was the king of his well. He ruled over a bunch of frogs and their families. The King Frog had many relatives living with him in the well. The kingdom thrived since all had good food and the well was nice and cool. But there was a problem. King […]

The Foolish Friend

Stories with a moral

Staff Writer

There once lived a king. One day he was walking in the palace garden when he saw the gardener carry something wrapped in a towel. He summoned him. “What is that you are carrying so delicately?” Asked the king. “It is a baby monkey, Your Majesty,” said the gardener, bowing before the king. “I found […]

Oh Darn!

Drama, Suspense

Firefly

It was late and she was heading home. The unremarkable buildings and the flickering street lights reminded her that she was not in one of the better areas of the city. During the daytime, it looked innocuous enough but at night when the shadows got deeper, the smell of weed and liquor wafted freely and […]

Wrong Brother

Romance

Carol

The engagement was a small affair. His parents and his brothers. Her parents and her four siblings – the people she considered her world right now. She looked up after the toast and caught Damon’s eyes on her. Her lips parted into a smile and she leaned over and lightly brushed his cheek with a […]

The VP’s Debt

Suspense

Firefly

“Vice-President Verne has been cured of stage-4 cancer that he had been diagnosed with six months ago,” solemnly said the newscaster, her lips curving into a smile as she looked directly at the camera. “It is a very happy moment for the family and the public. At the age of 89, the ex-vice-president had people […]

That beer-bellied jerk

Drama, Suspense

Eliza

Sandra drew in a lungful of smoke as she waited at the wheel, across the street from the small white house. Letting out the smoke she settled in the car with her black coffee. She had all the time in the world. Divorce was his decision, revenge was hers. All the love she had, somewhere […]

The affair

Suspense, affair, cheating

Grace

Anna: “So, did you find out?” Sophie: “No, not yet. But I am certain he’s having an affair.” Anna: “What do you intend to do?” Sophie: “Well, I’ll call Victor and Amelia for dinner and will observe how my husband behaves with her. Damn! That bitch! I am quite sure it is her.” Anna: “But […]

Hand that feeds

Drama, poverty

Saigon

The darkened skies did not match the pristine white paths between the rows of wooden houses. The snow had come early this winter. It poured with a vengeance. The blizzard-like conditions had kept the residents of the small village at the foot of the hills near the sea, indoors for the large part of the […]

All to The Gate

Suspense

Trevor

His pace increased as he approached the entrance. The ornate ostentatious gate brought a smile to his face. It is an irony that the residents of this place need that gate. Why? He wondered. Why this gate? Why a gate at all? Well, why not? Came a counter reply from the other side of his […]

Sometimes it stops

Suspense

Trevor

Damn! She always had last-minute plans. Aavik fumed when he thought about his fastidious wife. She was a lovely woman without whom Aavik could not imagine life, but sometimes she drove him up the wall. But to her credit, she never complained though she had her hands full with their three sons, the oldest of […]

The Old Tooth Fairy

Drama, life, tooth fairy

Zuri

Life goes on. No matter what. While we immerse ourselves into the daily struggle of making ends meet, saving for college, marriage, house, children and back to saving for college again or for retirement and even funeral, we miss living life. But whatever we do, however hard we fight it with exercise or lotions or […]

The Gift

Drama, birds, Love, pet animal

Zuri

I got off the school bus and ran home. My mom was in the kitchen just as I expected. I knew if I hung around talking she would start berating me with questions about school. And I didn’t feel like expostulating the intricacies of my life in 7th grade now. I ran up, got changed, […]

Chance missed

Romance, dating, NYC, subway, train

Claire

he train doors in the subway shut with the familiar noise and announcements as Heather tried to keep her handbag from coming in between the sliding doors. It was rush hour and people were packed in tight in the subway cars, each keen to get back home. Heather adjusted her bag again and saw that […]

Judgmental

Romance, dating

Claire

Eva adjusted her tank top to make her boobs more visible. Her cleavage was enticing and deep. She looked down and was happy with how the twins stood. No man can ignore these. Her drunken mother had left her with two important things; a heap of debt and the genes for these beautiful natural pairs. […]

Mother is wrong

Romance

Claire

The caravan halted for the night. There were eleven covered wagons. The women got busy gathering wood from the forest while the men started skinning the game they had caught earlier. Dinner would be ready soon. They worked as a team. Adelia gathered her skirt as she navigated the rocks and shrubs, looking for dry […]

What he loved most

Drama, drinking, relations

Ivan

She heard the thud. It was midnight. She was not perturbed. She knew who it was. And she knew where she’ll find him in the morning. He would be comfortably sprawled in the hallway. No, she’s not going to get out of bed and go down. That was three years ago that she last did […]

Choices

Drama, cheating

Ivan

The man sat silent, hunched and brooding. From afar he looked like an old man reminiscing about his glorious past, staring at the placid lake. The bugs that flew around did not distract him. He paid no attention to the waddling geese. At closer range, it was evident that he was around forty. He looked […]

Appreciation

Horror, ghost, horror, Love

Ivan

She always waited for him near the door. She invariably knew when he would open the door and come in. Today, he looked extra tired as he opened the door to his house and entered tugging at his tie. She smiled as he kept his laptop bag near the bookcase and checked his mail. She […]

Oh yes, my life!

Humor, irreverent

Linda

The furry feel. The warmth, the humidity, and the furry feel are an amazing combination. I cannot think of life without these. My life is blessed. I was not born here but this is where I Iove to live. I get my food – mind you, it’s plenty – on-site. I get the best to […]

Jack and Jill

Drama, couple, family, Love, old age

Linda

They were known as Jack and Jill in the small sleepy town where the diner was the hot spot for all. Jack’s real name was Jared but he responded to people calling him Jack just to be in sync with Jill. They had been friends since their diaper days. They went to the same pre-school, […]

Time to Say Goodbye

Suspense, daughter, family, foster care, revenge

Linda

The coffee was no longer hot and steaming. It was dead. As dead and cold as Linda felt inside. She felt no emotions. No remorse. No sadness. Nothing. She sometimes wondered if she was alive. Didn’t people ‘feel’ if they are alive? She made no pretense of drinking the coffee in the café. It was […]

Regret

Drama, adultery, cheating, divorce, Relationship

Katyn M

The dream was over. The vacations, the unending parties, and the best cuisines served by the best chefs; all have come to naught. It is as though the foot jammed on the brake of life so hard that instead of stopping, it goes into a spin. Jenna sat at the table with her head lowered […]

The local witch

Drama, Aging, life, old, poignant

Katyn M

The chimes rang – a vacant shudder-some tone that could bring out the dead in the dead of the night. They waited for the old woman to come to the door. Dory nudged Ken to ring the bell again when after two eternal minutes, nobody opened the door. Ken smacked his lips and rang the […]

Volte-face

Drama, freedom, prison

Katyn M

He had waited far too long for this. Five years was a long time for him. And this was his first time. Growing up in the ordinary suburbs of Denver, he never thought his life would one day lead him here. As he stood outside the huge gates and glanced back at the security and […]

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