Nivedita Shori

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2020

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“Ash Became Them” by Nivedita Shori

They stood against the wall, puffs of smoke from each of their slightly-darkened lips curling in rhythm and joining into a cloud in unison. Jayesh laughed at how misleading the image was. There was nothing united about the two of them. Not any more.  Neera narrowed her eyes to thin slits as her cigarette threatened to turn into ashes way too soon. Even Cinderella got until midnight. Eleven minutes was not...

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“Whose Fault ” by Nivedita Shori

Mysteries were over with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and no one can change your mind about that. All other detective tales fell under the category of cheap attempts at a whodunnit, with either too much spice and too little substance or too much logic and too little oomph.  And yet, here you are, sending in your query letter for your first detective story. Are you being over-confident? Do you really trust your ...

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“In Her Dreams” by Nivedita Shori

Nia woke up trembling. She reached for the lamp switch in a panic, toppling over the glass of water on the nightstand. Murmuring a silent curse, she picked up the alarm clock so it would not get wet. It read 4:07 am. She sat still in the darkness, holding on tightly to the duvet, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. It was a fierce dream! The fiercest she had had so far. Moreover, it was the ...

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“Yeah. Write.” by Nivedita Shori

The smell of pinewood through the walls, the sound of the boiling kettle and the sight of fir trees for as far as she could see through the windows— what was this if not heaven? It had taken her a long time, a lot of wishful thinking, calculating, building resilience and finally, a stroke of luck to get to this spot. A cabin in the middle of the forest. Her

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Verbs I live for: Think | Dream | Wonder | Read | Write | Learn | Teach | Empower Nouns I live for: Equity | Social Justice | Mental Health | Books | Coffee | 0.5 Ink Pens | Rain