Monisha Jegadeesan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Indestructible Digestion” by Monisha Jegadeesan

Submitted to Contest #48

Tarun let out of a sigh of frustration. He was late to his first class by ten minutes - he knew Prof. Nathan would not let him in, and there was no point trying and getting humiliated. Tarun was both happy and sad - he would not have to sit through the boring lecture, but he would have to catch up later. He went to the cafeteria and bought a cup of coffee, and decided to head to the kindergarten section, hoping to check up on his four-year-old sister, Sasha. He knew that his older sister, Diya, would be busy with her 11th-grade classes. Taru...

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“The Missing Page in the Book” by Monisha Jegadeesan

Submitted to Contest #46

Maya stared down at the sheet of paper in front of her. They were more tear stains on it than words. She crumpled the sheet and threw it into the trash can and let out a frustrated scream, trying to dispose of her angst in the process. Her father rushed in on hearing her cry. Maya looked at him with defeated eyes and said “I cannot, dad. I cannot write anymore. This is it. My career ends here.” Her father sat down next to her and held her until she quieted down. Alan McLean had been her favourite author since childhood. It was his b...

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Author bio

All about the generation, engineering and consumption of words.