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Making nonsense of the universe, one word at a time.

Which photo will you give the newspapers when they call?

Posted on August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by Shreya Punjabi

“Decide now,” he said, “which photo will you give the newspapers when they call?”

Tagged 500 words, author, college, fiction, IIT, JEE, JEE advanced, newspaper, non fiction, short story, story, storytelling, study, true story, writerLeave a comment

A Note to my Roommate (250 words)

Posted on March 8, 2020August 19, 2020 by Shreya Punjabi

Writing a note to your roommate is hard when you don’t know who they are yet. It is even harder when you know you will never know. But I will write to you anyway.

Tagged blog, college, college essays, essays, fiction, roommate, stanford, write, writing1 Comment

the girl who said fuck frequently

Posted on November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 by Shreya Punjabi

the girl who said fuck frequently walked on a cobblestoned road embraced by trees. the last of few.

Tagged abstract, fiction, flash fiction, funny, girl, humour, Microfiction, prose, road, short, short prose, short story, shreya punjabi, story, write, writing1 Comment

motivation

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 by Shreya Punjabi

the man who had just been given a seven minute long motivational speech of the Most Outstanding Quality blinked. the Speech Giver, a presumably wise, interesting-smelling old man on the skywalk by the station, had disappeared.

Tagged abstract, author, flash fiction, humour, inspiration, micro fiction, Microfiction, motivation, prose, short, Short Stories, short story, shortstory, stories, story, write, writing5 Comments

the girl in the pink top

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by Shreya Punjabi

Ryan and I sat on brown benches yesterday.

Tagged assignment, author, college, fiction, Microfiction, piece, prose, short, Short Stories, short story, story, student, wordpress, write, writing6 Comments

a jib crane and eventual death

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 by Shreya Punjabi

a jib crane and eventual death
the caving metal roof, last century’s rust

Tagged abstract, education, engineering, fiction, india, mechanics, poem, Poetry, prose, short, short poem, short poetry, short prose, short story, story, write, writing3 Comments

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