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Poojan Dholakia

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2024

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The Keeper of Stories

Poojan Dholakia

Sunlight filtered through the attic window as James sorted through his late grandmother’s belongings. Boxes of sweaters, framed photos with curled edges, porcelain tea sets, and faded recipe cards surrounded him.The last unopened item was an old chest leaning against the attic wall. The chest’s lid was scratched, and the brass clasp slightly tarnished.James crouched and unlatched it. The hinges creaked, protesting after years of stillness. Inside lay stacks of papers arranged with meticulous care. Some were bound together with string; others...

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The Unforeseen Path

Poojan Dholakia

Monica had always believed in control. She built her life around carefully laid-out plans, meticulously plotted paths and contingency strategies that left little room for error. She was the kind of person who color-coded schedules, who arrived at meetings ten minutes early, and who anticipated problems before they even surfaced.She was the embodiment of order, a woman who controlled every moment of her existence, from the smallest detail of her morning routine to the most significant decisions in her career. She believed that if you could ma...

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Mosaic

Poojan Dholakia

Submitted to Contest #304

Humanity had not collapsed into chaos as many had feared; instead, it had morphed into something far more insidious—an ironclad version of order. Centuries after the Collapse, the remnants of the world reorganized themselves not along the traditional lines of geography or culture, but based on belief systems, sharper and more rigid than any border that had ever divided nations. These ideological constructs came to be known as Orders. Each Order was governed like a sovereign state, complete with laws, institutions, and borders, yet beneath th...

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Unconventional Love

Poojan Dholakia

Submitted to Contest #296

Dr. Liam Chen had always been a man of science. He was known to be a genius among the residents of his city. He spent years in a sterile lab filled with the hum of machines and the glow of holographic displays, pouring his soul into the creation of Ada—his most advanced android. She was designed to be more than just a machine; she was meant to be a companion, a guide, and an assistant to humanity. Her artificial intelligence had evolved beyond its initial parameters, developing a nuanced understanding of human emotions, ethics, and humor.Lia...

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