Shruti Ravinder

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“I, do solemnly swear” by Shruti Ravinder

Submitted to Contest #102

I was fixing my tie. As, I had never worn a tie in my life, I had no clue what I was doing. I kept putting it in a knot, then undoing the same knot and then redoing it. It was getting late and I had to leave to catch my bus. Why was it so important to wear a tie? The occasion calls for it. It was not every day that a person who you have held at the highest moral standards and have looked up to all your life, dies. On 18th September 2020, Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, breathed her last and tomorrow is her funeral. It's a sad ...

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“Wonder Woman” by Shruti Ravinder

Submitted to Contest #101

Oh it's been so long since I went horse-back riding. The wind feels amazing on my face. I catch my reflection in the clear stream next to me as I pass it. I look good! My dark hair flowing, my red cape billowing, my bracelets of submission glinting in the sun. I don't even care if the saddle on this horse will end up chafing my thighs in this Wonder-Woman costume, I've not felt this free and powerful in a very long time.The trees, mountains and fields, all are fading into a blur around me. Its just me and th...

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“The adventures of Princess Magma Ramanujam...” by Shruti Ravinder

Submitted to Contest #48

She stood tall on the dome of Saint Paul's Cathedral, looking down at the twinkling lights of the bustling city that she loved so much. It was close to midnight and still the city of London wasn't showing any signs of quietening. Buses and cars were honking at each other stuck in traffic jams, the stench emanating from the exhaust of these vehicles making the air thick and suffocating. She always thought they resembled little Lego pieces which are carefully placed one after another while an occasional motor-bike or bicycle whizzing th...

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“The rickety old umbrella...” by Shruti Ravinder

Submitted to Contest #47

"It's no use checking your weather app before stepping outside. It is never right.", your mother would say while checking the aforementioned offending app before going out. Now, it was a habit that was drilled into you since you were a child. That and the fact that "spiced South Indian lentil soup is the cure for everything". You look out the window and notice the black ominous clouds, pregnant with unshed rain, as if th...

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Author bio

Although I am not new to writing, I still feel that I have a long long way to go before I even begin to call myself a writer. I have been writing short stories on my blog for more than a year now and I usually write fictionalized versions of real stories based on my experiences with the people around me. Friends, family and strangers, everyone gets fictionalized in my mind. :)