Sivaram Govindraj

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020

Stories (19)

19 Stories

36 karma pts

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“POWER OF A LIE” by Sivaram Govindraj

(This story is set on earth’s twin GAIA2, 800 years younger and evolving.) Poz owned a large tract of agricultural land on Rubi Isle and cultivated it so well that he became very rich. He had two wives and each had a son. The senior wife had son Tori and the other had Frill. There was intense feuding between the wives. One day Frill’s mother said ”Frill, your father has reached the age of 75 and is unlikely to live very long. I know he has been considering making his will. If he consults you, point out to him thatTori is a lazy fellow acting...

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“INTRUDER IN THE MARRIAGE” by Sivaram Govindraj

Jenifer was a software engineer working for a large company. She was tall and fair but she wasn’t attractive and she married Ron an executive of a shipping company in India. After three years of service in India he was transferred to Mombasa in Africa. He had said “Jay, I’ll settle in the new job and then come and take you with me.” Three months later he called and said “Jay, I’m jumping jobs. I’m moving to Ethiopia. Again let me settle and I’ll take you with me.” There was no contact with Ron for another 3 months and she wa...

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“ONE NIGHT ON A TRAIN” by Sivaram Govindraj

Submitted to Contest #47

ONE NIGHT ON A TRAIN The managing director of the company said “Vanek, go to zone Alpha, negotiate and see that the contract is finalised with APC. I’ll then go over and sign it. You’ve been ticketed on tonite’s train. A room has been booked for you in our company’s guest house.” That was how, suitcase in hand, Vanek headed for the station that evening. You may ask what is zone Alpha. Companies demarcate zones according to importance to their business, name those, and use those names even if the towns and railway stations contained within th...

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“DEUS EX MACHINA” by Sivaram Govindraj

Submitted to Contest #46

You may have written a book based on something which interested you, but you will find its publication not easy. Last year I had finished writing two books and had dreamt of publishing them. I had called Mr. Zubin the chief executive of a well-known publishing house and said directly “I’ve written two books and the manuscripts are ready for publication. I thought I could meet you in that connection.” He said “You’re welcome in my office. Would 9 AM tomorrow be convenient to you?” and it was agreed to. Zubin’s office was in the downtown area ...

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