I was with Mum in the kitchen. She was in her usual cheerful self when she was with my siblings or with me. We were cooking, prepping, tidying, cleaning in the kitchen while chatting. …

Prompt #61 Animals — We killed chicks they were irresistibly cute we were young our parents were indulgent chicks were a commodity for the sellers everyone knew other than kids that they had a short life in the boxes I wish we learned better when young like you should not wash a duckling to get rid of tomato…

Prompt #60 Reading — Making friends was my childhood expectation from school but reading brought the magical light Unstoppable I read all the signs any letter combinations crossing my path There were surprises deciphering the meanings with the words exhilarating Delightful stories fashioned the books fascinating Reading has become freefalling into an unfathomable well the best thing…

Prompt #59 Cooking — Nothing is direct The route of learning, teaching, perceiving, all ambiguous, complex Mum had a few somehow-entered-house cookbooks, never to be used. Cooking was her duty and was delivered delightfully. Her method was not following the recipes but her heart. She tried different ingredients mixed them in unusual ways succeeded in brand-new…

Prompt #58 Trees — No way to decide which one is the best but hey, this is not a beauty contest I do not have to choose I admire them all no question They sound silent only to our ears seem stationary only to our eyes Enchanting they have so many magnificent arms to hug, hold…

Prompt #57 Secret — All those scribblings on the wall, the products of frustration, the mildest possible reaction Nobody understood! The first scrawl after witnessing a foolish quarrel was placed on the wall I was not yet three-years-old and parents did not object to what I did at all Then each angry moment transformed into…

Prompt #56 Biggest Dream — As we believed that justice would be brought to us by law my biggest dream was to be one, a lawyer Awakening later! It turned out that the dream was my father’s. I saw on the box around the world in eighty days Astonishment in my eyes That was actually possible! No hesitation…

Prompt #55 Motivation — Low stools, the village people decided that was the best for their mountainous zone And a ten-year-old village girl was sitting on one Have you ever sat on a low stool? The little girl sat on it, her legs wide open, making an arch through her knees…

Prompt #54 Trauma — Talks were chit chat It felt deeper when the subject was the trauma How could I tell someone that I was skewered and boiled by the ones I loved the most! There were evils in the world There will always be I dreamed to dedicate my life around the people that I…