Nihal Raven

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

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“The Inverted Crock” by Nihal Raven

Submitted to Contest #48

The crock resting on my neck is the root of most of my problems. Its inverted mouth remains sealed, nothing can escape from it, except blood, and that will be my end. So, no worries there.The real problem is the literal mouth and the uncontrollable blabbering it does. My racing thoughts reverberate inside the crock, causing me immense pain, but they lose their energy if I keep mum long enough. That’s why I shall not speak much until this damned spring lasts. Otherwise, they will lock me again and put m...

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“The Snake Charmer” by Nihal Raven

Trigger warning: sexual assault  You’ll experience something for the first time in a little while; you’ll reel under it till a stage in life when you stop being fragile. Right now, you are not even fragile because the notion of it doesn’t exist for you. You are as carefree as a kitchen-cockroach when the lights go out. You’ll acquire fragility later on. Maybe you’ll be able to shake it off if you allow yourself.   Presently, you are going to the family farm to see the nightingale-babies. The first time you laid your eyes on them, t...

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Author bio

Nothing much, just someone passionate about writing- haikus, short stories and essays. Traditionally published a non-fiction book in 2018. Working on debut novel, Shvapach. insta, fb, and twitter @nihalraven. Anthology of short stories, 'Mediocre Writing Crappy Flow' at Amazon, free-ebooks.net, inkitt, wattpad, pratilipi, notnul, juggernaut, and nihalraven.blogspot.com