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A hand-picked basket of cherries from the world of most talked about books and popular posts on creative literature, reviews and interviews, movies and music, critiques and retrospectives ...
to enjoy, ponder, wonder & relish!
to enjoy, ponder, wonder & relish!
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We all want to be a hero. A hero is brave and kind. Heroes do not let fear stop them from doing what is right....
She thoughtlessly slipped the polythene parcel of minced meat in the khaki paper bag-the bag held by her long and slim hands......
Make mistakes and learn from them. ...
“A new experience can be extremely pleasurable, or extremely irritating, or somewhere in between, and you never know until you try it out.”
― Lemony Snicket,...
“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
― Maya Angelou...
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself." - Desiderius Erasmus ...
Write to please yourself. And find as much pleasure as you can in the company of your work. But don't try to draw others' attention to your work. They shall find nothing in your work to sustain their interest. ...
Man first used the power to hold back the calamities of nature, and then to bring under control, all the cosmic phenomena unpropitious to the mundane world....
"I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities."
~ Jack Canfield
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Learning quotes on growing up and helping others....
Secret of happiness quotes: The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. ~ James M Barrie...
An open ended short story set in Kanya Kumari. Read how to write the Open Ended Story in Writer's Scratchpad....
In an open-ended story or narrative, the reader is left to draw her/his conclusions from what is presented to her/him. ...
Metaphor is an ornament of poetry. It lends to the word to which it gets associated clarity and exactitude. ...
Interpreter Of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000. A review by Paul Sanjoy Gonsalves...
After taking a close look at Citizen Kane's early scenes, a salient feature of the film's narrative strategy becomes evident: the permanent play with Hollywood conventions. ...
There appeared to be a subtle but fierce competition inside the bus to share a seat with her and enjoy her garrulous company....
A short story about hopes, aspirations and favoritism in management hierarchy and multinational corporations...
One would be looking forward to more poems from Mary Herbert in future. She has a fertile pen, capable of highlighting the sensitivity of nature and the tribulations of our time. A pen, many would like to possess....
My mother on the other side was a character with staunch piousness and heavy ethics. I'll have to strain my brain greatly to recall any incident where I found her stepping out of her ethics. ...
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
~ Abraham Lincoln
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I could not take my eyes off her face nor could I turn away from the red salwar kurta she wore that blended so well with the red which had caked her face. ...
You Can Do It! Self belief is the key to progress and success. Nurture dreams and achieve goals by believing in your own strength. ...
The ultimate purpose of every short story writer is to communicate an aspect of the truth of life....
Of all forms of literature, the short story is perhaps the crest jewel of good writing. It is not too long and therefore ends before one's attention is diverted to something else. ...
Rao's alter ego, Anand, is born into a 'middle middle class' family in a sleepy hamlet of Afrozabad state of princely India. ...
I look up and scan my reflection. My layered hair has escaped my frail attempt at a ponytail. ...
The world of fashion is ever changing and fashion is all about glitzy, glitter and glamour. ...
All In Deep Sleep - A beautiful short story on love and sadness by Denis Rohit Soreng....
Today’s Motivation
The best gift bestowed upon one is Good Health; the best treasure one can acquire is Satisfaction; the best relationship one can cherish is faithfulness.