Bhargav Venu Shastry

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“The Delicate Straw Hut” by Bhargav Venu Shastry

⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #229

Dawn.  Tara walks to the well outside the village, a pot in her hand. Two years into adulthood, her green bangles clink as the pot bounces against the side of her thigh. Her saree is crudely worn, and a sliver of sunlight illuminates her tired eyes, which she promptly covers with her hand. Her toe rings, a sign of marriage, click against the hard, barren earth. She reaches the well, and puts the pot down. A metal bucket tied to a string sits on the edge of the well. Tara knocks it over with her elbow, and it tumbles down until there’s...

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I'm an aspiring screenwriter who also loves prose and poetry.

Shortlisted 1 story ⭐️

Contest #229
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