Ours is a small family. My parents, my grandmother and I made up our family. Being the only grandchild in the family, my grandmother’s love and indulgence made me king…
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Shelja Alawadhi
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She was very old and very slow. But when she saw a red thing like a tomato she could run very fast. Last summer my mother painted her toenails red…
Shelja Alawadhi
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Shadows dancing on the tent wall, like dark, mysterious monsters who will jump out at you any minute! The flames from the campfire glow and flicker like fireworks. While spooky…
Shelja Alawadhi
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On one fine in the evening, when the hues covered the sky. The birds were chirping. It was all set for the sun to go down and the moon to…
Aditi
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True my existence never mattered to anyone. But when one morning I turned into a roach and my family found me missing, it did upset them at all. And in…
Aditi
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His eyes were pink, heart melting, afterall it was the big day for the girl of his dreams as she was getting ready for her wedding the same night. He…
Shelja Alawadhi
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The piano lay deserted in a corner adorned by specks of dust which glistened in the sunlight that streamed in through the door. I stood in the doorway and gazed…
Aditi
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It was the time of all festivities and everyone was celebrating.. When suddenly my aunt cried loudly. Then the music was lowered and everyone rushed to the poor lady to…
Shelja Alawadhi
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We are eight Girls are, Sandra, Loretta Marilyn, Juanita, Emelda, Tamara, Katherine and myself, Judy, we are the best of friends, However, even best friends do have misunderstandings among themselves…
Aditi
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He turned down the window sill hopelessly missing his family. The same family who, he was told by many, have abandoned him on the gates of a remote orphanage. Nobody…