Shloka Vishweshwar

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Don't Overthink” by Shloka Vishweshwar

Why me? Out of all the five-hundred-and-something girls between ages 12-18 in Panem District 12,  why pick me for the 45th annual Hunger Games? Those were my only thoughts when I first picked up the bow.  We’d been training for two days already, the majority of that time had been dedicated to rope courses, hurling knives and dodging daggers that flew at you. I was rather proud to say that I could dodge knives and skimmy up ropes exceptionally well. Hurling knives was a rather tricky skill to master but with the help of my partner B...

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“The Kissing Booth ” by Shloka Vishweshwar

Submitted to Contest #9

Every year on August 24th, the last day of the summer holidays for most of the children in the village, there was a carnival. Everybody in the village would attend. This year had the exact same rides and booths as last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. Loud, festive music boomed over speakers, children darted from here to there in a wild frenzy, smells of freshly barbecued food wafted through the air, the usual dank and dreary streets were adorned with stringed lights and ornaments. The carnival was a place for unrest...

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Author bio

Hi! I'm Shloka Vishweshwar. I am only thirteen years old and live in Hong Kong. I work as an intern for a very famous newspaper in Hong Kong for young children. I have loved writing since I was a child, and Reedsy has been great with giving me weekly exercises for my writing. Other passions I have include music and chemistry.