The Day My Life Almost Ended I felt as though I was flying like superman, that is how fast I was whisked from the basement and into the car by my parents. In an instant we were on the way to the hospital. This was a day a three year old should have no memory [...]

It was another late morning by the brook, when I suddenly decided to slow down along my walk on that oft-trodden lonely path of pale grass and pebbles, that meandered its way through waist-high wild flowers and bushy green down to the patch of dampness that flanked the flowing stream… As if I was expecting somebody [...]

Part I “REVOLUTION SWEPT CAPITAL” As soon as this line flashed across the television screen, an impulse ran through his mind – An impulse, which strikes when you see a thing which you have seen before. He leaned back in his chair, looked up at the ceiling, closed his eyes and shook his head in [...]

Now that I think about it 30 years later, it was funny, but it wasn’t at the time.  My first son had a hard time accepting the fact that he had to share his home with his little sister.  When they were both very young my daughter came running into house screaming and crying.  I [...]

MAGIC WORD I am like a princess in my long glamorous gown, beautiful as they can see but my elegant garment doesn’t go together with the expression in my face and perception in this moment. As I walk in the isle, my heart pounds like I am going to faint. I am looking directly to [...]

this is a true story every girl/woman dreams of finding true love, getting married and having a family. No woman ever dream of being hurt or used by a guy that claims to love her. But should that happen how does one deal with such pain? How do you pick up the pieces and move [...]

It was only ten in the morning and the salon was already filled with the scent of hair styling products and sounds of hair dryer. Lindy sat on the swirling chair as she waited for her turn. Although the hairdresser was quite a chatterbox with her high pitch voice that would hit and bounced every [...]

14 amazing, breathtaking monkeys. 14 amazing, breathtaking monkeys that had me speechless as I inspected each picture. Red faced spider monkey, White faced spider monkey, Peruvian spider monkey, Brown spider monkey, White cheeked spider monkey, Black headed spider monkey, Brown headed spider monkey, Colombian spider monkey, Geoffery’s spider monkey, Yucatan spider monkey, Mexican spider monkey, [...]

A GOOD CITIZEN ‘ “A GOOD CITIZEN” short story won The 2nd place in – The Anual Literary competition 2006 – Sri Lanka _________________________________________ The bird sitting on her eggs in the nest, was disturbed on seeing the stealthily aproaching boy. The one who comes regularly to peep into her nest, not only at her’s [...]

A gentle breeze pushed against my bangs. It sung a low tune most wouldn’t recognize. I pulled my cap down to keep it from blowing away. My eyes darted north to the sound  of a slight rustle among the leaves. A tall boy by the name of James appeared. “Hey Sara!” he cried thrusting a [...]