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Problems as Big as a Ship..!
A close friend of mine sent me this WhatsApp message, which read, ‘Your problems might be as big as a
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November 17, 2022
Praying Over a Septic Tank..!
A teacher pointed out a young child to me, “She’s good,” said the teacher, “she knows all the answers but
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November 16, 2022
A Ghost Wearing a Helmet..!
‘A ghost wearing a helmet,’ I said watching the eerie figure of a skeleton dancing up and down in front
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November 15, 2022
She Smelt of Soap..!
He sat in his room, an old man, the pain was killing him, his arthritis was getting worse and as
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November 14, 2022
Pakistan Cheering for India..!
On silver sands on a beachfront a pair of reading glasses looked myopically at the sea. They belonged to me.
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November 13, 2022
It Still Rained..!
“Push the clouds to the side please!” I prayed this morning, as I watched dark, rain clouds coming towards me
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November 12, 2022
Open the Door, Step Out..!
Met a friend of mine, and we spent some time chatting with each other. “You know Bob,” he said, “I
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November 11, 2022
Curious and Funny Word Origins..!
For many years I had a weekly column which dealt with the origin of our English words! More often than
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November 10, 2022
When You Exaggerate, You Lie..!
“….to stretch the truth is to tell a lie..” A man entered a dentist’s clinic and sat down to have
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November 10, 2022
Say Yes, to No..!
Something that happens to many writers is to discuss a plot or story line, before they’ve written it. The first
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November 8, 2022
Toughening Foreign Investors..!
“Make in India!” We cry zealously from our rooftops and WhatsApp groups as national leaders spend precious time and tax
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November 7, 2022
Good People and Tough Times..!
A butcher is really surprised to see a dog coming inside his shop. He shoos him away. But later, the
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November 6, 2022