Category Archives: Fiction

The Lover’s Lock

Meg and Jim stood on the Hohenzollern Bridge, facing each other in front of an infinite sea of locks. The golden lock that they had put on the bridge’s railing was between them. The letters “M” and “J” written with a permanent marker. It was nearly a decade ago, the last time they were atContinue reading “The Lover’s Lock”

The Wife and Her Blind Husband

As the cool wind pulls my hair backward, I stare at this beautiful city — Auckland. Mt. Rangitoto stands majestically in the middle of the Hauraki Gulf. It’s been inactive for years now but it seems to me that it would erupt anytime and cover the sea in ashes. Will and I went yesterday toContinue reading “The Wife and Her Blind Husband”

The Night in Coober Peddy

I was in the box, waiting to get out, hoping for someone to save me. I wanted to bang at the top but I felt too weak. My head was fuzzy due to the lack of oxygen. My body was so constricted that it became numb. I’m going to die, I thought. Slowly and surelyContinue reading “The Night in Coober Peddy”

Drifting into the Great Barrier Reef

The Sea. My earliest memories were of the sea. I was a young boy of ten, frolicking about. I would often stare into the sea wondering where it ended. What lay beyond the abyss? I used to collect shells and make necklaces and give them to my sisters as gifts. They never wore the necklacesContinue reading “Drifting into the Great Barrier Reef”

The Busker in Lille

Hello there, I’m a busker. Financial guy by day, busker by night. I sing and play the guitar. People think us folks who sing on the street are poor and have no other means to live. They are terribly mistaken. Music is my passion and reason for existence. Instead of opting for a full-time opportunity,Continue reading “The Busker in Lille”

The Instagram Traveller

I’m an Instagram traveler. I have been travelling the world for over two years. I experience my travels through a lens, the lens of my mobile phone. I experience my travels through eyes, not my own, but those of my followers. I have over 100,000 followers now. I love it when I get more followersContinue reading “The Instagram Traveller”

A Trek in Wadi Shab

My phobia started when I was very young. Whenever time would start healing my fears, something or the other would wash away all my progress. I could never really go into a swimming pool or do any water sports throughout my life. I couldn’t even go on a boat. Paradoxically, my father was in theContinue reading “A Trek in Wadi Shab”

I’m Not One of the Herd

There are nearly 30 million sheep in New Zealand. Nearly six times as many as human beings. Sheep serve a lot of purposes — the main one being extracting wool. We float around aimlessly all day, feasting on ample amounts of scrumptious grass — at least that’s what you think. We have an identity asContinue reading “I’m Not One of the Herd”