People lie to themselves all the time; they tell themselves they'll be okay or that their life isn't falling apart or that they'll make it out of this alive. They lie while the truth, a nasty, hungry, drooling maw, smiles in their face.
This is flash fiction piece which describes the woes of memory and time through the story of a middle-aged Bengali man and his daughter. The narrative has an element of mystery which unfolds into the climax.
The life of an elderly spinster is depicted in this story. Lonely old Miss Mackenzie occupies herself by gardening every day. It’s when she meets Anil, a little Indian boy, that they bond through their love for botany. As Anil leaves for his vacation back home, loneliness creeps back into Miss Mackenzie’s house and as the winter wind blows, it puts her at rest.
This story is about Jacob and his complicated life. He is an introvert with unstable relationships and recurring nightmares. Until one day, he meets a man and develops a strange bond with him. Little did he know that this person might be the answer to his dreams.
A family is supposed to be supportive, not in competition.
"A Day in the Life of Emily" distills the anxiety of life in a pandemic stricken America into a 1500 word story and meditates on the emotional core of living in terror of both Covid-19 and the rise of domestic terrorist conspiracy groups.
Some people never die. They remain in the shadows or stay around us. Creepy?
