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Gowri Bhargav

I’m a certified storyteller, a writer/poet by passion and a perpetual dreamer. This blog is home to all my writings—stories, poetry, travelogues, book reviews and much more. Do show your love by reading and commenting.

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Surreal Symphonies

Surreal Symphonies

The surreal stars shimmered with heightened intensity. I had witnessed the blossoming love between Amanda and Walter. It seemed to have reached a crescendo tonight, and their story was etched in every constellation around me. “My love! Your rose-tinted lips seem...

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Platform Ticket

Platform Ticket

Title - Platform Ticket  Author - Sangeetha Vallat Genre - Memoir Publisher - Ebury Press (Penguin Random House Sangeetha Vallat's book ‘Platform ticket’ is a heartfelt memoir that gives us a deep understanding and challenges faced by the unsung people who work...

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Vivaldi’s Autumn

Vivaldi’s Autumn

Cool crisp air tingles my skin— ‘Tis Fall ! The whistling wind echoes with soothing sounds— Trees sway... Shades of autumn reign in the once verdant landscape — Warm-hued Nature is resplendent like a coy bride— Hearts hum The sun kissed leaves twirl in bliss— Love...

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The Red Sleeveless Blouse

The Red Sleeveless Blouse

What's in a blouse, you ask, a red sleeveless blouse? Though seemingly naive it may seem, oh boy! You have no idea—it does raise a lot of brows…   One lazy noon as she was browsing an online clothing store, A red sleeveless blouse caught her attention, the...

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Faded

Faded

Prompt :  I stood at the airport, watching them walk away, not knowing when or if I’d see them again. Use the above line in your story. *** “Kindly return to your assigned seats at the airport. A solar flare is expected in the next hour. All flights will...

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A Summer Retreat

A Summer Retreat

What better place to escape the scorching summer heat than the mountains? So that’s where we went on a six-day trip; technically, four, if you exclude the first and last day, which were spent entirely traveling. Gangtok and Pelling in Sikkim, as well as Darjeeling in...

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