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In the wake of silence
The car stood at the side of the road, idling; like a hunter waiting for its prey to show itself.
Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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The Footprint
If the tables here could speak, they’d tell you stories – enough to fill many tomes. There would be stories of pranks, stories of...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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Rabbit, Turtle, and Peacock
Karan looked across the floor of the store. He couldn’t be sure but the man browsing in the books section definitely looked like Amit. At...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 22, 20244 min read
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The journey
Although the train journey started only 30 minutes ago, the journey she was on started eight months ago. Samiksha made her way to the...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 3, 20245 min read
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Beach litter
The wind whipped around him like an invisible cloak. His hair flapped around like a black flame. In the horizon, the orange sun was in...
Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 18, 20233 min read
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Ghar WapsiÂ
It was a funeral kind of day. The sky overcast with dark, threatening clouds and everything brushed in shades of grey. The rain...
Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 13, 20235 min read
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The Street
I wrote this story as part of Book Wednesday on the Tehelka Facebook page. The topic was to write a story that began with the words “It...
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 31, 20114 min read
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In To The Future – A Gay World
Son: Dad, I have someone in my life. Dad feels the perspiration break out in anticipation of what is coming. Son: I know you have very...
Vinay Payyapilly
May 5, 20091 min read
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