Sona Sethi

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

Stories (8)

8 Stories

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“The Transformation” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #105

Oh, why couldn’t Susan be a little more responsible. She lived her life with not a care-in world and left it to me to clean up the mess that she left behind. Honestly, I was tired of being the parent to my wayward younger sister, who was nearing thirty. With a sigh, I reached to switch off the lamp on my night stand.  However, thoughts of Susan’s latest conundrum ran rampant in my head and no matter how many sheep I counted, sleep alluded me. I wondered how two siblings, separated by only two years, could be so different. I pride...

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“The Final Soiree” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #100

Aunty Myrtle threw the best parties. The reason they were such a success lay not in the cuisine, which could be considered average at the most, but the experience. The parties were fantastical. Each party was peppered with an element of surprise which at times took a life of its own.I remember so vividly the Indian summer themed soiree from many moons ago. We dressed up in silks and jewels like the Maharajahs and Maharanis. Aunty's lawn was a sea of rich fabrics and glittering jewels. Dinner was set al fresco on low lying wicker so...

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“The Dare” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #94

Now that they were inside the shop, there was no turning back. The bookseller pulled down his reading glasses to the bridge of his nose and looked at them curiously. It had been earlier in the day that the Bookseller’s Association had sent out a notice stating that bookstores around town were noticing a spate of shoplifting. The shopkeeper shook his head in despair, honestly summer break spelt nothing but trouble, with school kids having nothing to do but indulge in mischief. After all an idle mind was a devil’s workshop.Jim and Sean had bee...

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“The Dak Bungalow” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #92

The boys were excited to be spending a week of their summer break in a forest lodge, surrounded by tall deodar trees, at a quaint hill station nestled amongst the imposing mountain range. The hill station was built mostly around one main street known as the Mall Road with shops lined on either sides, and most shop owners living in the apartments built on top of the shops. Perched on a ridge overlooking the Mall Road was a hundred year old church, the chimes of its brass bell tolled every hour ringing through the Mall.The lodge had plenty of ...

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“Lying Anna ” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #88

“Anna, one of these days all these lies will get you in a lot of trouble,” warned Mom for the hundredth time.But did Anna listen? No. Eight-year old Anna just shook her head full of dark curls defiantly and went on telling lies. She told lies when she did not have to. She told lies even when telling the truth would be a lot easier.“Anna is that my magic eraser you are using?” asked Samantha, her best friend. “Did you take it from my pencil case without asking?”“No, it’s not yours.” replied Anna, as she continued erasing. “It’s mine.” â€śN...

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“A Sprinkle of Love” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #86

The incidents that I am about to narrate will probably sound improbable and fantastical and I will not blame you for not believing them, for if they had not happened to me, I would not have believed them myself. I was ten years old when we moved into a new house, a house that was located on a beautiful meadow, far from the grime and dust of the big city. My mother, an acclaimed writer, needed the quiet and solitude for the formation of her next plot and this house was ideal. Actually that is how I lived the first ten years of my life, moving...

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“The Whistle” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #76

The Whistle “There is not another car in sight on this deserted highway. I should have talked you out of taking us on a short cut through the hills and we should’ve left that miserable party hours ago.” said Lara angrily to Mike. “But no, you were glued to the bar and now it’s 2 a.m. on this stormy night. What is wrong with you?” “I was enjoying myself, unlike some other people here,” was Mike’s sarcastic resort. “In the ten years we’ve been together have you ever enjoyed anything?” “Drinking myself senseless is not my idea of fun,” ...

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“The Forgetting Saloon” by Sona Sethi

Submitted to Contest #75

Welcome to The Forgetting Saloon! If you are looking to forget your past then you have come to the right place. I have been in this business for ten years and not to sound boastful but I can assure you that I am rather good at what I do. I had discovered my psychic abilities at the age of 19. Unlike some in my profession I wasn’t born with these abilities, I had to cultivate them. I worked as an apprentice with several renowned psychics, and after a while I felt I was ready to hang my own shingle. What I lacked in age and experience I made...

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Author bio

I am a freelance writer from the Bay Area in North California. I have written several articles for leading Newspapers in India and stories for online websites.