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August 7, 2017

Book Blitz: Yours To Love Yours To Take by Reshma Ranjan

Print Length: 202 pages

Publication Date: July 21, 2017

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Language: English

Available on Kindle Unlimited 

Genre: Romance 



As if losing her parents and her voice in a childhood accident wasn’t cruel enough, Anita Batra now has to come to terms with her twin’s death and help her sister’s partner get a new lease in life. 



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Published on August 07, 2017 20:13

July 16, 2017

A Tune...

Jangle!

Thump!

Whack!

Victoria came running from her room towards the noise.

She was startled as she gave silent stares.

After a few gulps, she inquired, "Are you okay?" as she extended her hand towards the victim who was laying under a pile of musical instruments.

"Yes, I am." Pete uttered as he grasped her hand to get out of the mess. Continued to justify, "I was trying to tune them for
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Published on July 16, 2017 18:38

July 7, 2017

A Sign..

"Step outside, Thea." asserted mom as she entwined her fingers.

The daughter was adamant, " The world will judge me. I want to spend the remaining days of my life inside."

She silently wiped her tears and stroked her daughter's crown that was hairless and bisque in color. Her eyes that were lively and naughty were pale and dejected. She was pronouncing herself dead even before the last breath
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Published on July 07, 2017 12:26

July 6, 2017

Got Weight?

As the mercury touches the digits 9 and 0. 



I gulp.





Take a few sips of Nutrisystem cold herbal tea and lay under the cool breeze of the fan while placing a piece of cucumber each over my eyes to avoid those dark circles that usually erupt due to lack of sleep and dehydration, which is normal given the kind of temperature the city is experiencing.



"You gotta move!" Mom commanded to
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Published on July 06, 2017 19:49

July 5, 2017

Spotlight n Review of Half Pants, Full Pants Real Life Tales from Shimoga by Anand Suspi

HALF PANTS, FULL PANTS

REAL LIFE TALES FROM SHIMOGA

by

Anand Suspi















Blurb



Half Pants Full Pants is a sort of childhood autobiography set in Shimoga of the 70s and 80s. Given the era and milieu that he grew up in, it carries a flavor similar to that of Malgudi Days. All the characters in the book are real and most of them are still in Shimoga, of course now in their mid-40s.
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Published on July 05, 2017 21:22

June 9, 2017

Like Mother-Like Daughter

"Twist your waist along the loop," she commanded from her balcony on the fourth floor.

"You silly girl!" she screamed when her daughter's hula hoop came sliding down, "You ought to move your waist all the way!"

"Mom!" she cried out, "Chill!"

Sara's friends tee-heed while the embarrassed mom stepped away.

There was a pause, and the daughter clarified with perched eyebrows as she adjusted
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Published on June 09, 2017 17:13

Clap your Hands!

The learned have taught us and shall continue to preach, "Happiness is a state of mind!" 



I am happy when things go my way, however; the situations are usually never in our hand. 



Man proposes God disposes. 



We want to turn left at a certain junction, but life throws lemons, apples, and oranges at us. 

We pause. 

We are dejected, and we turn right instead. 



No doubt that path is
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Published on June 09, 2017 12:36

June 7, 2017

Spotlight: Ponni’s Beloved by Sumeetha Manikandan

Blurb



 




Kalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece that has enthralled generations of Tamil readers. Many authors have written phenomenal books in Tamil literature after Kalki Krishnamurthy, but Ponniyin Selvan remains the most popular, widely-read novel. It has just the right mixture of all things that makes an epic – political intrigue, conspiracy, betrayal, huge
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Published on June 07, 2017 19:19

June 1, 2017

Take Charge ?

Thea Queen was swirling the chair round and round in a playful manner until she was interrupted by her dad who entered the chamber while clearing his throat as if to get her attention.

"Dad!" she quickly got up feeling embarrassed.



Mr. Queen gave a contort smile, "Thea this Empire will be yours one day, if you want to, however; you have to be willing to learn a few strategies of shrewdness."
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Published on June 01, 2017 08:34

May 24, 2017

Why !!

Feelings

Perception

Dreams




When either of the above gets altered; the chances are that the heart beat starts to beat its' irregular self.
An individual generally feels shattered for those few seconds to some random minutes until consciousness comes to light, and the human begins to get a grip on himself.

We all envision the future with selected dreams. The question is: Do they come true
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Published on May 24, 2017 16:49