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Weekly Contest #317
A Kiss Across the YearsAshok was a little surprised when the phone rang late one night. The house was steeped in the kind of silence that comes only after midnight—when even the ticking clock sounded louder, when shadows stretched lazily across the walls. The caller ID displayed no name—only a string of digits with an unfamiliar ISD code. His eyelids still heavy with sleep, he hesitated a moment before answering.“Am I speaking to Ashok Pradhan?” a woman’s voice asked. Her tone was soft, calm, and oddly familiar, though he couldn’t place it.“...
Weekly Contest #140
SUSHILA AUNTY She had no relationship with our family but we called her auntie, Sushila Auntie. Our father was a dear elder brother to her. She once said to me, ‘what your father has done for me, only a true elder brother would do to his sister...he is my dear Bhai Jee.' Sushila Auntie was a victim of India's partition and creation of Islamic Pakistan. She was from a town, known as a ‘city of wrestlers’ and famous for its food. She had built a one-room apartment in Himalayan town and named it ' Sushila Nivas'. It had on...
Weekly Contest #104
Rajma curry and rice The landlady irritatingly called Chander to attend the phone. It was a call from his uncle Kiron Das. ' Are you coming tonight ? Uncle asked. Chander said, ' Yes, I couldn't last Saturday but I will be there tonight.' Uncle mildly said okay and closed the call. He perhaps knew the homeowner lady would not like long conversations on her landline telephone. The old widow was in fact irritated. She said, ' I get disturbed by phone calls...please tell your people to call here only in case of extreme emergency. ' Ch...
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