Swallowed by a whale, I floated in her cavernous body, It was dark inside, dungeon-like. With no option of egress, I swam inside the soft inside. My pocket regurgitated my phone. My eyes lit up the inky space. It was as if I was at the Pearly Gates when my husband picked up. “Help!” “What …
Author: Prachi Jain
Prachi Jain is a short story and real-estate writer. She is a self-proclaimed skincare/home remedies guru and an impeccable procrastinator with some unusual habits like blessing each airplane that she sees from her bedroom window. She is very thankful for her abilities to rethink every consensus and reevaluate every opposition.
Her work has been published in the Huffington Post, Ascent Aspirations, Vending Machine Press, Six Sentences, and Brown Girl Magazine.
My Serene Place
When the pampered dew drops refuse to fall off the leaves, when the maiden sun rays jostles with the mountain peaks to spread their orange hues, when the silken wind caresses my face, when I am the sole admirer of the song of the lark, when I can see myself, it's my serene place.
The Meeting
NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 1 Prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write – without consulting the book – a poem that recounts the plot, or some portion of the plot, of a novel that you remember having liked but that you haven’t read in a long time. The Meeting Two souls come together on …
Cadence – Smell the Roses
The fragrance spread aimlessly like the mob mentality enveloping in its chaotic embrace all those who rushed by. The curious me stops to smell the roses, touch the velvety petals, drown my senses in the heavenly muskiness The recklessness of my action surprises me I’ll be left behind, I fear I come out of the …
A Well-Dressed Woman
Woman - you have it within you - wit and wisdom, compassion and confidence, sharpness of mind and eloquence of the tongue, the ability to turn with the tide and the wherewithal to turn the tide … you have it all … you are amazing … now it’s time to own it! A Well-Dressed Woman! …
Absolutely Elated!
Words - Written and spoken turn tides, feelings, and relationships. Check out my story on Kissa: A Story Podcast. https://anchor.fm/jawahara-saidullah/episodes/Contributing-Writer-Series-Part-2-e1uog4g/a-a9ahvep
It’s all about the words … let’s use them wisely.
The caravan of words sets sails to discover the world! Along the way, they hobnob with some uptight, a few crooked, several morally upstanding, and many obtuse attributes. They learn contemplation, the art of letting go, and they hang on tenaciously to that which could make them somewhat sensible and presentable, maybe even prudent at …
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The Girl With The Louding Voice
The story of a teenage girl from a remote village in Nigeria whose only mission is to find a voice through education. Her trials and tribulations are heartbreaking and just when the reader feels sorrow for her, she reveals a streak of strength so powerful, that it reverberates. Her resolve to somehow get an education …
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