Sudarshan Varadhan

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

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5 Stories

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“The Ascending Spacemen” by Sudarshan Varadhan

Submitted to Contest #247

The airlock of the space habitat swung open, revealing the two fully-suited spacemen. Their costumes were dull white with tinted blue helmets and golden reflective visors. The two spacemen stepped out into the grey alien planet, retrieved their long probes, and prodded the surroundings around them. Their equipment beeped and notified them of the collecting data.The mounds of greyish-blue sand camouflaged the space habitat with the grey mountain ranges behind it. The spacemen's shoes crunched in the planet’s stillness. The crepuscular rays be...

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“The Goat Bite” by Sudarshan Varadhan

Submitted to Contest #246

She was different today. It is astonishing to witness a new side of someone you have spent years knowing and living beside. You question whether you had ever known them really or had you forgotten over time to notice those subtleties. Her eyebrows were different, her eyes were tired, her neck and hands had wrinkles and maybe it was the time presenting himself in a glimpse, but she had become older than how I remembered her. She sat beside me on the park bench. The bench was cold from the night before, the grass was dew-covered while th...

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“The Ascending Spacemen” by Sudarshan Varadhan

Submitted to Contest #210

The airlock of the space habitat swung open, revealing the two fully-suited spacemen. Their costumes were dull white, along with tinted blue helmets and golden reflective visors. The two spacemen stepped out onto the gray alien planet, retrieved their long probes, and prodded the surroundings around them. Their equipment beeped and notified them of the collection of data. The mounds of grayish-blue sand camouflaged the space habitat along with the gray mountain ranges behind it. The spacemen's shoes crunched in the planet’s stillness. The cr...

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“The Temple of Ancient Whispers” by Sudarshan Varadhan

Submitted to Contest #210

The middle-aged lady hurriedly walked along the crowded market streets, passing through the strong scent of turmeric and chilies. The seven-year-old child, whom she had been dragging along, slowed down to look at the wooden doll hanging at the bazaar shop. The lady tugged at the child’s hand and dragged her with complete indifference towards the small cottage at the corner of the market. She walked towards the cottage with resolve, as if she had already been there before. The lady, excusing herself, pushed through the people gathered around ...

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“Shores of my Stringing Souls” by Sudarshan Varadhan

Submitted to Contest #157

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night to ponder what she was wondering. Most evenings, she would gait across the green grass, politely smile at the other dawdling contestants, and sit by the swimming pool. Then, she would dip her legs into the clear transparent water, look ahead, and repeat the same words. I wish sometimes I could sit next to her by the pool, and ask her the simplest question. Why?Often, I have dreamt of sitting next to her by the pool, in those instances, I would take a deep breath, collect whatever little courage ...

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