Umme Ammara

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

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3 Stories

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“No winning with kids” by Umme Ammara

Submitted to Contest #64

"Oooh! Aunt Margoo", cried Liya more out of panic rather than excitement but Aunt Margo took it for the latter and beamed as she hugged her. Liya's reaction was out of panic because this surely was not the right time for a nosy guest like Aunt Margo, what with the family dealing with the nasty divorce proceedings of Jimmy. In their family just like all other families, even an insignificant news gets tossed about and made to bounce umpteen number of times until it loses all its sheen. There was no question that an exciting matter just as...

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“Messing with time” by Umme Ammara

Submitted to Contest #62

“Hey Alan! Look at this. I’ve finally found the right combination of ingredients and now we can make the vaccine to cure millions of people suffering from the virus”, his voice shaking with triumph and excitement, Michael banged the door open and entered into the Department of Experimental Physics. He had been here a couple of times before along with his friend and roommate Alan. They were postdocs at the Institute of Advanced Experimental Research in the city of Pasadena. They both had started working there around the sa...

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“Once upon a bite in Chandni Chowk” by Umme Ammara

Submitted to Contest #61

Chhole bhature. Everytime I have this delicacy it transports me to the jam packed eatery located at Delhi's commercial hub Chandni Chowk, where I had it the first time. It's been eight years to that incident now but I still remember the day vivid and clear. The events of that day flash before my eyes as I savour the little spicy, little soury flavour; now so familiar. The next day my friend was to depart to her state. We were college buddies who had gotten placed in the same MNC during the placement drive. She had quit the job as she...

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