Rohini Sunderam

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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“Fire & Ice” by Rohini Sunderam

Submitted to Contest #280

Warning: Violence - Infanticide“Hello! Is this Josephine?”“Yes, who is this?”“Do you think of me at all? Do you miss me?”“Who is this?”“Come, Josephine, or should I say Mama?”“Who are you?”“The daughter you thought you’d gotten rid of. But did you really think you could get rid of ME?”  “Go away! Go away! Moshe, Mosheeey, Mosheeeey! Who was that? It can’t be! Mosheey come here, come quickly, it’s not possible!” ….“What’s not possible, Josephine! What is it? What is the matter? Why are you crying. You look like you’ve seen a gh...

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“Growing Away” by Rohini Sunderam

Submitted to Contest #237

  “Hello,” he said, “I’m Amar.” “Hello. I’m alone.” Amar laughed. “Do you always have these opening lines?” “Not always. I never do anything always. But then I don’t always say never to anything, so perhaps I do.” “What a complicated person you are,” said Amar. “Do you always make snap judgements?” And that was how we met. We argued almost constantly. Differed, would be more accurate, and yet we were electrically drawn together. Besides, there were moments of peace and clarity that we shared so completely that they made up for the argum...

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Author bio

Rohini Sunderam is a Canadian of Indian origin who lived for twenty years in Bahrain and recently returned to Port Coquitlam BC Canada. A semi-retired copywriter, she still freelances, writes prose and poetry and, until recently, led the Bahrain Writers’ Circle. Her words have appeared in several publications – both online and in print, including, The Missouri Review, The Society of Classical Poets, Arabian Noir and WOW (finalist in both flash fiction and CNF quarterly contests).