India Moon

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“The Reunion” by India Moon

Submitted to Contest #54

Forward Be Our Watchword.With Faith And Truth CombinedSeeking Things Before Us,Never Look Behind.The school song ran circles in David Zubair’s mind.Years ago, the wrought-iron gates of Cathedral High used to inspire awe. Tonight, they looked spidery and frail. Much like how David felt on the inside.As he entered the stone walls of his alma mater for the first time since graduation, he wondered what his life ...

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“The Apartment” by India Moon

Submitted to Contest #53

Anika Choudhary had very few material comforts.A hot water bath was not one of them. Neither was sleeping in air-conditioning in the summer or waking up without cockroaches in the sheets. Nor was getting a decent wifi signal when she needed to find work.She did, however, have the kulfi man. He arrived before sunset every day. Come rain or shine.From her balcony, she could see the cows heading home. They ambled, manuring the potholed roads, and narrowly escaped cursing motorists.&n...

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“The Baby” by India Moon

Submitted to Contest #52

The bus rattled as it flew along the dark highway. The lights of the big city had twinkled into the distance.I was too uncomfortable to sleep. I hugged my backpack and rested my head. Out of the window, all I saw was my face reflected on the glass. The brightest lights for kilometers around were the dim lamps onboard.I was in my first year of college in Vizag, heading home for winter break. My parents lived in a small, frosty, town called Lambasingi, a few hours away. They had taken early retirement and...

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“The Veil” by India Moon

Submitted to Contest #51

I'm twenty-four Ventura years old. Less than fourteen of your Earth years. I have never left my planet. I have never kissed anyone. And I have never seen the stars.Ventura is not a large planet. You may have seen its name in the manufacturing information on the back of your electronic devices. Or maybe, you haven’t. Maybe you have no idea which star system it belongs to, or in which sector of the Milky Way it is.Ventura's business is mining. We mine pink silver, black silver, and yellow silver. Or ...

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“The Comet” by India Moon

Submitted to Contest #51

The afternoon sun came in through the ineffectual white curtains draped over the open balcony door. Stretched across the middle of the room was the tiger skin that had long haunted Seya’s childhood nightmares. Seya shuddered. She did not want to be there. In her years of living in that neighborhood, she had only been in Preta aunty’s house once and that was on a dare she had never truly recovered from. She didn't enjoy reminiscing like her friend Emes did. The tiger star...

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Author bio

Hello there! Thank you for reading my work, looking forward to reading yours too! I am, in no particular order: Bangalorean, 30 and fabulous, triplet, cis-queer-woman, graphic designer, dancer, dog-lover, chocolate-worshipper, scuba-diver, vegan. The Reunion: Third-person past tense, something like a romance. The Apartment: Third-person past tense, something like horror. The Baby: First-person past tense, something like a mystery. The Veil: First-person present tense, something like science-fiction. The Comet: Third-person past tense, something like a romance.