Ruchira Khanna's Blog, page 13
June 8, 2019
Got Style?
"April, you're not wearing this to school. Please, change."
The daughter stood still.
Mom was stern, "Right now, young lady!"
April yawned, made a sulking face and walked to her room leisurely.
She took forever!
Mom knocked on the door of her room, "Aren't you getting late?" she inquired in a desperate tone.
"Nah! not really. It's okay!"
The response confused Mom. She walks in and
The daughter stood still.
Mom was stern, "Right now, young lady!"
April yawned, made a sulking face and walked to her room leisurely.
She took forever!
Mom knocked on the door of her room, "Aren't you getting late?" she inquired in a desperate tone.
"Nah! not really. It's okay!"
The response confused Mom. She walks in and
May 30, 2019
Light Up
"The usual!" Sarah said with a heavy accent to which the bartender was quick to nod and started preparing the concoction."
She sat there with one of her hand supporting her face while the other was fidgeting with her long brown curls.
The bartender noticed her and could not resist, "Long day?"
She nodded with a yawn.
"Here, this could cheer you up!" he brought the big glass towards her.
She sat there with one of her hand supporting her face while the other was fidgeting with her long brown curls.
The bartender noticed her and could not resist, "Long day?"
She nodded with a yawn.
"Here, this could cheer you up!" he brought the big glass towards her.
Spotlight: The Clockmaker (Jungle Series Book1)
Author: Paromita Goswami
Genre:
Paranormal Supernatural Indian Drama
Blurb:
Can you change destiny? What if you can?Ashish, a passionate clockmaker is frustrated with his life - financial insecurity, his ongoing nightmares and his family, wife Lata and son Vicky, are driving him crazy. Lata is having a tough time in life with her arch-rival, Rashmi. Vicky wants to be a biker
Genre:
Paranormal Supernatural Indian Drama
Blurb:
Can you change destiny? What if you can?Ashish, a passionate clockmaker is frustrated with his life - financial insecurity, his ongoing nightmares and his family, wife Lata and son Vicky, are driving him crazy. Lata is having a tough time in life with her arch-rival, Rashmi. Vicky wants to be a biker
May 10, 2019
A Year Old
“Sammy, blow the candles!” Christine said with delight.
Sammy claps her hands with joy and walks with ginger steps towards the table. She attempts to puff in the air as she pouts and her chest expands. Tired, she pauses with her lips contracted and then huffs the breath with all her might.
“Oh, Oh!” All shouted in the background as something blew across Sammy and onto the cake.
She
Sammy claps her hands with joy and walks with ginger steps towards the table. She attempts to puff in the air as she pouts and her chest expands. Tired, she pauses with her lips contracted and then huffs the breath with all her might.
“Oh, Oh!” All shouted in the background as something blew across Sammy and onto the cake.
She
May 2, 2019
A New Bride
"Dad, I can't take it anymore!" the new bride lamented over the telephone.
"Give it some time. Don't make a hasty decision."
"But, Dad his family's so different than how I've been brought up! They have weird tastes, and most of the time they live with us." she sobbed.
"Look at the positive side; you have a loving husband. Give it some time; otherwise, we're always there for you!"
"Give it some time. Don't make a hasty decision."
"But, Dad his family's so different than how I've been brought up! They have weird tastes, and most of the time they live with us." she sobbed.
"Look at the positive side; you have a loving husband. Give it some time; otherwise, we're always there for you!"
April 19, 2019
Spotlight: Alka Saklani's Beyond Scars
check out the schedule here
Beyond Scars
by
Alka Dimri Saklani
BLURB
Hi, I am Avinash, but this is not my story. This is the story of Avni, my sister. I know the smell of cement and bricks still pulls her to the incident seven years ago where she made a daring yet ruthless decision. I know she is drifting away. I
Beyond Scars
by
Alka Dimri Saklani
BLURB
Hi, I am Avinash, but this is not my story. This is the story of Avni, my sister. I know the smell of cement and bricks still pulls her to the incident seven years ago where she made a daring yet ruthless decision. I know she is drifting away. I
April 11, 2019
A Choice
“Come on! you can do it, Nate!” Mom urged her teen as he sat all heartbroken with a droopy head.
“Beggars can’t be choosers. I shall take what’s offered,” he shouted back at her.
There was silence.
With moist eyes, but a stern voice she said, “That’s untrue! Cause even beggars get an opportunity
to choose. But they choose to take the easy route!” The son looked at her with a frown as
“Beggars can’t be choosers. I shall take what’s offered,” he shouted back at her.
There was silence.
With moist eyes, but a stern voice she said, “That’s untrue! Cause even beggars get an opportunity
to choose. But they choose to take the easy route!” The son looked at her with a frown as
March 29, 2019
Book Spotlight : We Women Wonder by Inderpreet Uppal
check out the schedule here
WE WOMEN WONDER: Dreams, Desires, Struggles & Triumphs
by
Inderpreet Uppal
BLURB
"When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier."
– Diane Von Furstenberg.
Thoughts, quotes and determination can make a woman stronger, a survivor but she is a winner regardless.
This book is the story
WE WOMEN WONDER: Dreams, Desires, Struggles & Triumphs
by
Inderpreet Uppal
BLURB
"When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier."
– Diane Von Furstenberg.
Thoughts, quotes and determination can make a woman stronger, a survivor but she is a winner regardless.
This book is the story
March 24, 2019
Sunrise brings Hope
“Wake up!” mom nudged her hard enough to make her sit upon her bed.
After a big yawn, and a stretch Prema walked with empty buckets in her hand towards a destination where the water truck would station.
While she waited in a queue for the truck to arrive, ‘Despite no water in our pipes, Life is beautiful.’ she muttered as she saw how the sun broke the spell of darkness with one drop of
After a big yawn, and a stretch Prema walked with empty buckets in her hand towards a destination where the water truck would station.
While she waited in a queue for the truck to arrive, ‘Despite no water in our pipes, Life is beautiful.’ she muttered as she saw how the sun broke the spell of darkness with one drop of
March 23, 2019
Spotlight and Review of From An-other Land by Tanushree Ghosh
check out the schedule hereFrom An-Other Landby Tanushree Ghosh
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Never has been the conversation on immigration more pertinent than now, post 2016 US elections. From cancellation of refugee protection and zero tolerance to undercurrent crackdown on H visas, the resurgence of nationalism is hitting the globalized population head-on.
But
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Never has been the conversation on immigration more pertinent than now, post 2016 US elections. From cancellation of refugee protection and zero tolerance to undercurrent crackdown on H visas, the resurgence of nationalism is hitting the globalized population head-on.
But
