Jenny woke up late in the morning, with the sun already streaming through the bedroom curtains. She rolled over to greet her husband, but…
I was about to close my clinic when my mobile rang. It was from Raeni, my fiancée. “Khenan,” she said, “are you busy? Can…
I rested above the path that followed the stream. My back leaned against the grassy hillside, and I tried to ignore the throbbing in…
Winston laid his head on the car window, allowing it to slam repeatedly against the car door. It brought him a strange ease as…
The scenic byway of Joshua Tree National Park could take as long as three hours to reach from Charlie’s rental in Pacific Palisades. But…
It was the day after my ninth birthday. Being at the end of May the weather was decent, and my dad suggested a walk…
I had no reason to suspect that the cute little girl who was the waitress at the only so-called restaurant on North Beach was…
Ramesh Babu was a classical singer. With acknowledged achievements, this Padma awardee had turned 60. One day after returning from a performance, he changed…
Cracks grew deep in the barren, parched soil; baked hard like a wrinkled old face. Hot and dusty – the sort of dust that…
Only in Holywood do people pull open a few drawers, stuff crumpled clothes into a suitcase, and slam out the front door. In Jackson…
“Sushila, do not cry anymore. You will go with your uncle to Mumbai and stay there. You know well that Auntie and Uncle love…
