Empty Spaces
Copyright © 2019 Pradita Kapahi
Copyright © 2019 Pradita Kapahi
Beep, beep, beep, beep… “Oh, will you shut it up?” He grunts into the pillow where his face is buried. She fumbles in the near dark of the room, groping for her phone and with the familiarity of someone who’s done the same thing too many times before, turns off the alarm. All is quiet again.…
‘I can’t do this… I’m sorry but I can’t marry you.’ She stood there, frozen, her jaw hanging loose like an unhinged door yawning open. ‘Why?’ is all she could manage. He could see the trembling in her dainty hand, the same hand where only a week ago he had slipped an heirloom ring while…
I never got the chance to make my own wedding vows. In our Hindu custom of marriage, the wedding vows are always dictated by the Priest himself and most of them are pretty one-sided (*rolls eyes*). So this poem is what my wedding vows would have been like. If ever we begin this Tryst with destiny,…
Dear Readers, Sorry about the wait but sometimes life just doesn’t let you be. Today I bring to you a cute, cute poem from a dear classmate and old friend of mine – Esha. She’s not on WordPress but on blogspot and her blog is This Is Ish. She’s returned to blogging after quite some…
Dear Readers, Today I bring to you a story, I believe the first of the TPC Romance Week, penned by fellow-blogger and contributor at Candles Online, Dr. Anupan Dey, who blogs at Anupam’s Serenity. I have no idea if this is from his own experience or not, but incidents like the one he has described…
Dear Readers, Happy Valentines Day to you all! I hope you’re with your loved ones spending a quiet, cosy, or a busy and bubbly time with them. Do not limit your love to only those you love. Spread it to your community. Help bring warmth, love, compassion and peace to anyone and everyone. That’s the true…
You and I are but a night away From being forever ‘Us’. My love, tempt me not through The blinds of your window, For this night, though it be one Seems stretched long and taut like an age. Copyright ©2018 Pradita Kapahi. All rights reserved.
Good Morning Dear Readers, If you recall yesterday’s short story that I had published here on TPC, it was about a Husband and Wife arguing over who would change a dirty diaper. If you notice the tone of the story, it is humorous, yes, but maybe you will also identify with the arguing couple –…
Husband: “Oh boy, will you look at that? I don’t think we’ve ever had it this bad before?” Wife: “Oh, umm, yuck….gack! It does look bad. How? How are they capable of such things?” H: “I was just going to say that. Well, don’t just stand there, do something; it’s a mess and it’s getting…