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[Short Story] Place of Many Doors

Posted on April 18, 2010 by mohaps

Somewhere out there is a door. Sometimes a door is all that there is. # She checks her reflection in the window pane of the Raymond’s shop. She pats her shirt down flat across the tummy and heaves a sigh … Continue reading →

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[Short Story] A DEATH BY ANY OTHER DAME

Posted on April 14, 2010 by mohaps

I see her swing her arms. Can’t fault her aim, she connects dead center on my nose. I feel it crunch and shatter like some cheap three day old cannoli. For a scrawny little dame, she packs a mean punch. … Continue reading →

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[Short Story] The Unborn

Posted on April 9, 2010 by mohaps

He surveys his domain from atop the tallest spire of the largest construct. Jake would have been ten today. He is the sentinel of this realm, guardian of this place. I miss Jake. He is one with the four winds … Continue reading →

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[Short Story] FLYING

Posted on April 4, 2010 by mohaps

I was flying. It was all that I had dreamt of. I was one with the Ether and free from the clutches of earth and water. I was flying and it felt good. # Ever since I’ve known I wished … Continue reading →

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Turbulence – a short story

Posted on January 21, 2010 by mohaps

this is adapted from a chapter from a novella I wrote a long time ago called “The Temple” I had caught a connecting flight from Heathrow to New Delhi. The hardly audible voice over the telephone had given me the … Continue reading →

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