Wednesday, March 25, 2015


Hello there! 
This one's an experiment. Recently I garnered a lot of inspiration to write 16-word short stories. Inspiration courtesy- Quora.com. So, following are 15 16-word short stories penned my me. Tell me how you get along with them! And oh! Before you ask, no, there isn't anything too special about the number 16. :)



  • It hurts seeing that little boy serve tea, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t he look better at school?

  • Foolish people follow foolish people. Neither of them realize the other’s misfortune. Such an interesting conundrum!


  • “I do it so many times”, I shamelessly justified my act of ignoring the beggar’s plea.

  • “No stories! Are you a Literature student?”, the professor remarked, oblivious- that was her secret ambition.

  • They wept, she cried- she had lost her husband. They wept sympathetically, she- out of love.

  • He imagined lovely things. So did she, but it just amused her. He wanted it real.

  • Her eyes had uncomfortable pillows under them. She disguised her weeping and unending sorrows for insomnia.

  • “When are you taking it from me?” “What?” she asked perplexed. “My heart”, he calmly replied.

  • She was a killer. She killed all his dreams to become one herself- an unachievable one.

  • They said she had pretty eyes, she indeed had. But failed to notice her prettier heart.

  • “Don’t kill me! Let me out, realize my futility, then I will kill myself”, she pleaded.

  • She is a plethora of contradictions. Strong, gentle, glad and pensive- all at the same time.

  • All he desired for was my life, oblivious, that his desire is what kills me more.

  • She talked adorably, like she does with everyone, and he fell for her this time- again.

  • If love ever meant anything to her, it was only books, their smell and his smile. 


15 comments:

  1. I love some of these! Write more, please?

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    1. Thank you so much! Thank you also for the motivation. :))

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    2. I loved this!
      So beautifully written.

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    3. Ramya, thank you! Good to hear that from you. :)

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  3. Batul!!!!!
    Great written!!!!!!
    I would like to read more...

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  5. I loved this batul . .
    Beautifuly written.

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  6. I am in awe. These stories stirred a thought or two in me. Thank you for sharing! And yes, I'd love to read more. Please do keep writing. :)

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  7. Penned with a soulful heart! Thank you for these..

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