Planet Vova did not emerge from the night. It’s only solar star had disappeared. It had been orbiting the star for billions of years without any issues and no one on the planet suspected anything amiss. Vovoms , that was what they called themselves , did not realize till their morning came. There was no…
Month: November 2019
Writers’ Journal #31 – Gold Rush
“Pump more water , damn it!” , Tom’s voice echoed along the wall of the cave. The cave was hot , humid and the men had been pumping water out as fast as they could. It was at the height of the Califonia gold rush and there was noone more hardworking than Tom. There had…
Writers’ Journal #30 – Horror Mirror
I was five years old when grandma passed away in England. I couldn’t remember anything about her but I was told we were very close. Apparently , we used to visit her every Christmas. I had nearly forgotten all about it till I turned twenty-one. Then I received a call from a man who said…
Writers’ Journal #29 – Great Red Spot
Jim closed the captain’s diary after writing the non-events that happened that day. He knew the control center would be eagerly waiting for his daily report as usual but there wasn’t much to report , not till tomorrow anyway. The ship just went into Saturn’s orbit as expected and the crew did their jobs as…
Writers’ Journal #28 – Rainy Days
Today is a rainy day. In fact , it is a rainy Saturday. But the rain just stopped and the wind stopped as well. So it is very very uncomfortable to move any parts of my body. I hate this kind of weather. Give me heavy rain with thunder and lightning anytime. Or very windy…
Writers’ Journal #27 – Moonwatcher
Moonwatcher scanned the night sky with deep intent. He shivered as the cold desert air brushed past his naked body covered only with the leaves. The desert looked barren and lifeless to untrained eyes but to the hunter as experienced as him , there are preys to kill for. He started running towards the brightest…
Writers’ Journal #26 – Deep Sleep
“Mary , come to the room 01 to get your medicine pls.” , announced the voice from the speaker from te ceiling. Mary couldn’t wait for it to end even though she was determined to stay till the end. It was just that her eyes wouldn’t open fully. When she signed-up for the experiment ,…
Writers’ Journal #25 – Monday Blues
Will was for sure having the best time of his life. A huge marble mansion , breath taking garden , olympic size pool full of bikini babes , what else could a man want? He couldn’t remember how he got to that place and he couldn’t care less anyway. The important thing was that he…
Writers’ Journal #24 – Coffee or Tea
“Coffee or tea?” , asked John. John tucked in his school shirt to look more presentable before leaving to order the drinks. He had been asking around whether to order coffee or tea and has not received any replies in turn. He was about to go and order just for himself when he felt someone…
Writers’ Journal #23 – River of Time
I touched on the subject of time yesterday and lets continue that today as well. Time has always been thought of as a river. It flows. And the mental of time as a river is appropriate example to use for our cause. Everyone has seen rivers , either in real life or from TV ,…