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Continue reading →: TRUST NO ONE
For more than two years, a deposit of Rs.12,00,000 stayed idle in his NRE account, slowly growing with interest. It was a small fortune born out of long hours of work in a foreign land. Tom Verghese often smiled at the thought of the money that was waiting for him…
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Continue reading →: That Darn Quarter…
The morning sun peered through the blinds of the small bedroom Andy shared with his older brother, Mark. Mark had already gone out to the gym, leaving his dresser drawer half-open, spilling a pile of crumpled socks and a couple of pennies and a quarter out on the floor. Andy…
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Continue reading →: Was it Suicide?
As the early rays of the sun struggled to break through the fog over Los Angeles, Dr. Arun Mehta stepped out of his four–bedroom house in Rancho Palos Verdes for the last time. The air smelled faintly of the ocean, a salty freshness that once calmed him after long shifts…
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Continue reading →: Georgetown
The other day, I spent a sunny afternoon walking along the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, DC, and it turned out to be one of those simple yet memorable experiences. The wide brick promenade was alive with color—American flags fluttered above lamp posts draped in bright flowers, while rows of cafés…
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Continue reading →: Love is Stupid
That day too, Babu John was busy. It had been the same for the past ten years. (But Saturdays and Sundays were different. Nobody ever asked what he did on those days). He never noticed or bothered about the newcomers coming and going in the office. Though Babu had won…
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Continue reading →: The Missing Pages
I woke up from an unusual dream: I was at a publisher’s gallery celebrating the release of my illustrated story book. The illustrations caught the eyes of many who gathered there. Most of them were book buffs but there was someone who was there for something else. Who knows what?…
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Continue reading →: Ptyas Mucosa
The Story Behind the Story: I was a frequent visitor to the Thekkemala Waterfall before it became world famous. The waterfall happened to have been on the river that flowed by the property we owned at Thekkemala. The following story is based on a real incident that took place very…
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Continue reading →: Yakshi
The clock had just struck midnight as I stepped off the last bus at 39th Mile on KK Road, near Peruvanthanam. Alone in the thick silence of the countryside, my backpack felt heavier than usual—not from books, but from the weight of the night pressing in on me. The narrow…
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Continue reading →: The Dead Battery
I stared at the invoice. $1,600?! For a battery replacement and some vague “tests”? “You’ve got to be kidding me!” I almost roared. “All you did was swap a battery and poke around under the hood for a bit. I didn’t ask for a full-body scan of the car!” Mr.…
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Continue reading →: Dollar Will Do
Synopsis: Arun Avira, an NRI living in the US, goes to India to sort out issues concerning his ancestral property in the rugged hilly village of Karimala in Kerala. Arun’s property was entrusted with Chacko, a trustworthy man, after the death of Arun’s father. Today: The meandering road climbs a…
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