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Stuck

01 Friday Jan 2021

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, short stories

≈ 3 Comments

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morsel stuck in tooth, slowmotion writing, writing tips

Mira sat still in the office meeting. Ramrod straight. Eyes fixated on the screen. She was glad the Corona mask hid her face, because all her attention was rivetted on her tongue tip.

The tip did an acrobatic leap, a desperate attempt to reach that tiny gap between her last 2 molars. Wedged in between 2 molars , deep and snug next to her gums, lay a tiny morsel of apple. Her breakfast apple.

The tongue tip worked like a spade, then curled like a scoop, dug in like a spoon. It scraped the inner, then the outer surface of the molar. No use. The morsel hid deeper like a soldier ducking into his trench.

Mira felt a slight give, and her pulse quickened. The morsel rotated in its grave. It somersaulted. Its skin now lay stuck to her gums.

Mira’s jaw ached. Her tongue begged for mercy. It had been swaying, tugging, cajoling that morsel for – Mira’s eyes swung to her watch – was it only 2 minutes?

Mira fidgeted. She itched to dig in a manicured fingernail and yank out that damned morsel. Ah! that apple tasted so crisp crunchy at breakfast. Now, an hour past its prime, it felt wilted and tasted rotten in her mouth.

Apples dont always protect you from doctors. This one would probably force her into a dentist’s chair!

Mira swung her jaw side to side to dislodge the stubborn bite. No use.

The speaker droned on. Mira heard not a word.

Then Mira felta slight give. And thensome more. Some more. And Yessss – the morsel finally surfaced and was quickly flushed down her throat.

Mira grinned behind her mask. Then she realised the entire room was looking at her. Then it dawned on her that she had said the ‘Yesss’ out loud.

The above was an exercise in ‘slow motion writing’, as part of Himalayan Writing Workshop by Chetan Mahajan. Click here for more details The writing is targeted at zooming in and amplifying a moment, making it visual, sensory and raw.

Did it work? Did you relate? Had the same experience

Atheist or otherwise – by fault or default?

16 Wednesday Jan 2019

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, Spirituality

≈ 23 Comments

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Atheism, dharma, God, religion, spirituality

Can atheists & non-athists coexist peacefully? Yup, I sure think so. That’s b’cos both reside within me!!

My father believed in God. My mother doesn’t.

This simple fact gave me the best gift – that of Personal Choice!

If both parents were believers, I’d have been unwittingly (and witlessly) built along similar lines. If both parents were atheists, I’d have been poured into a similar mould.

Now I’m free to think, judge, evaluate, transform, debate, expand horizons and explore. Have I reached a decision? Cant say. I’m still open to revelations.

All I can say at present is :

Varna is not equal to Caste
Ritual is not equal to Religion
Religion is not equal to Dharma

We, the Living

25 Wednesday Apr 2018

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, Spirituality

≈ 16 Comments

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broken souls, Life, malady, tears

Glutes so tight

& Morals so loose;

Torsos so sculpted

& Psyches so tattered;

tears

Voices so loud

– Yet cries that go unheard;

Prejudices so mighty

& Egos so fragile;

Quick to hurt

& Slow to forgive;

Connected by networks so dense

& distanced by chasms so wide;

Linked to everything

– Or chained to every damn thing?

‘Tis a world where

Virtual is a reality

& Virtue is a liability.

Love

11 Saturday Feb 2017

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings

≈ 9 Comments

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depth, feelings, iceberg, love, PDA

Love should resemble an iceberg

More depth than (public) display

Love Iceberg

Dimples

21 Saturday Jan 2017

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings

≈ 8 Comments

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beauty, dimples, hearts, poetry, romantic

A heady whirlpool. A delicious vortex

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Or an alluring Bermuda’s triangle

into which hearts mysteriously melt and merge

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