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Weekly Contest #78
Although he said all his daughters were his favorite, Sonnalli knew she was her father’s favorite favorite. He rarely called her “Sonnalli", instead using his pet name for her, chand, Hindi for moon. "I don't need a lamp”, he laughed, reading to her one night, “you are my light, little Chand.” Sonnalli liked walking down to the market herself, feeling grown up at eight years old, and her father, Aarav, knew that the neighbors would keep a close eye on her. Brimming with curiosity, Sonnalli would roam her village and bring Aarav whatever tr...
Weekly Contest #77
If Paul Simon’s "I Am a Rock” were a picture, I’d be it. A winter day, gray and raw, the kind of cold you feel right through the window. I am staring out my window at a blanket of snow. But, it's not the weather that keeps me inside. It's not even the pandemic. It’s not even agoraphobia. It's not the world I want to avoid, just people. I’m not antisocial. More asocial. People just aren’t my thing. Books, the piano, cooking, the New York Times crossword, I could spend hours with those. But people? A few minutes among people and I’m exhaust...
Weekly Contest #73
Season’s Tweetings With a name like “Mary’, a normal Christmas was out of the question. Office parties, secret Santas and twinkle lights are nice, but those are normal. Boring. Mary did not want boring. This year will be different, she thought. New love means new possibilities, and Mary’s new boyfriend, Paul, was a true romantic. When Mary told Paul that she’d always wanted storybook Christmas, she knew he’d exceed her expectations. And so, with nearly two weeks to go before Christmas, a large, noisy package arrived at Mary’s house. Mary...
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