Patmaj

Coffee Rings

She stared at the circular ring, made by the coffee mug on the table. It had dried up and was almost impossible to get rid off. She kept looking at it absentmindedly as the coffee was in her hand. A new mug filled with fresh coffee to make a new ring on the table. SheContinue reading “Coffee Rings”

The Mirror

The murders continued unabated. Every second day a body would be found in some secluded part of the city. The same modus operandi…strangled by a silk handkerchief. The victim pattern too was similar. Women between the ages 25-35. Most of them escorts. From the manner in which their bodies were found, it was obvious thatContinue reading “The Mirror”

Lavender

She came to him like a dream. He was rushing from his office for a meeting he already was late for. As he ran out of the office to hail the nearest cab he banged on to someone. As he fell, his folder containing documents needed for his meeting, were scattered all over the pavement.Continue reading “Lavender”

Idle Cinema Musings #3 – Satyakam

SATYAKAM: (1969):Cast: Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar, Asrani, Robi Ghosh, Tarun Bose, Ashok Kumar. Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee To me personally, Satyakam is quite simply Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s best film. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen this film. However what amazes me is how little most of us take fromContinue reading “Idle Cinema Musings #3 – Satyakam”

Valentine’s Day

He waited at the canteen foyer for her to finish her class and come down. As usual he had bunked a couple of his lectures and was waiting for her to arrive. She, unlike him, was regular with her classes and hardly missed any. So he waited, listening to Solitary Man by Neil Diamond onContinue reading “Valentine’s Day”

Anniversary Wishes

He watched her knit with her trembling hands, sitting in front of the tv. When she watched the tv she stopped knitting. And then she would focus back on her knitting and forget the tv. This went on for a while. He arranged the table for a dinner for two he was specially planning forContinue reading “Anniversary Wishes”

Old Ties

“Honey I’m home” “Great. Will warm up dinner now” “Can’t wait to try the roast.” “Just hop on in and it’ll be on the table.” It had been over fifteen minutes since they’d spoken on the phone. And yet he waited for her to come in. She didn’t. A couple of hours later the copsContinue reading “Old Ties”

The Coffee Shop

He played along with a spoon, sitting alone by the corner table. Using the spoon as an imaginary drum stick he played along, listening to the Smokie song from his playlist. Like always, he was waiting for her. “Happy Anniversary my darling.” he whispered softly to no one there. They made a beautiful couple. EveryoneContinue reading “The Coffee Shop”

Blue Moon

You can throw away things You can throw away the person You cant throw away the memories Strains of Dean Martin’s Blue Moon wafted across the air, as he sat by himself on the bench by the lake. He could hear his family laugh and make merry in the cottage nearby. He excused himself fromContinue reading “Blue Moon”

Orange Moon 2.0

(This is a follow-up to my earlier short story Orange Moon which can be found here at https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/idlemusings.art.blog/78 Will I See You Tonight On a Downtown Train Every Night, It’s Just The Same, On a Downtown Train Rod Stewart, Downtown Train. The mall was as crowded as it was expected to be on a FridayContinue reading “Orange Moon 2.0”