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...
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...
My Swing. My Sanctuary

My Swing. My Sanctuary

“The swing goes high, the swing goes low,  Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, My happy heart sings a song, I wish to sit here for hours long.” I hummed my favorite rhyme as I sat on the swing. Every day I accompanied Amma to the bungalow. While Amma was busy with...
Eternal Damnation

Eternal Damnation

Year 3000 The sky is a raging inferno harboring vicious storms. Every tree in the parched landscape is reduced to a skeletal silhouette against the somber landscape. The earth appears barren and more like a hellhole. Having formed a totalitarian government the...
Old Friends, New Beginnings

Old Friends, New Beginnings

After completing the required formalities I ambled to the cafeteria with my walking stick, and sat on a chair as coffee was served. My tremors had increased in the past few months and I had a difficult time balancing things. With no one around to help me I decided to...