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Vijay Likhite

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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BLOSSOMDROP IN THE SKY

BLOSSOM DROP IN THE SKY SIXTEENTH-CENTURY That was a summer evening. It was getting dark. Some time had elapsed after the setting of the sun. The sky was full of twinkling objects. Abhijeet finished his dinner and came out of the house. He looked up and as usual, was amazed by the glittering little spots in the sky. What must that be? He was lost in thoughts. His father came out and found Abhijeet engrossed looking at the skies. “What are you thinking my child?” “What are those sparkling litt...

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JIVLAG - THE ROBOT

JIVLAG – THE ROBOT “This is Jivlag (Dear). The new member of our family. Satish & Seema, this is your brother. Treat him like your sibling and you will find him lovable. He will assist you in all the matters where you need help. So welcome Jivlag.” Saying this, Dhananjay put down the small, three feet tall robot. “Welcome Jivlag to our Pradhan family.” Satish, a twenty-year-old boy extended his hand. Jivlag, with a sparkle in his eyes, shook hands with Satish. “Welcome Bhau (brother) to our family.” Teenaged Seema shook hands wit...

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BRIGHT STARS IN THE SKY

Mr.Ramnathan at the age of 75 was on the terrace of his house in a suburb of Mumbai. That was an evening of summer. The sun had just set. The twilight was making the entire atmosphere pleasantly golden. He looked above in the sky. A lot of stars were glittering. A few were bright enough to catch attention but many were twinkling with their might to get noticed. “What are you looking at Sir?” Satyavrata, a young boy, his student, broke the thinking chain. “Oh, Satyavrata! I was looking at the stars. They are of varying luminosity. But al...

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THE VOGUE

THE VOGUEDhananjay was studying architecture. The handsome, brilliant young man was very popular amongst his age group. The subject of architecture was giving him ample scope to express his creativity. He was performing excellently in his curriculum. Thinking something different from the normal, was his trait that was getting strengthened.And one day, his creative mind spilled over into his daily routine. He decided to keep long hair. Months passed without having a haircut. When someone checked about this, he would reason out the heavy submi...

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A STINT WITH NATURE

A STINT WITH NATURE / RURAL IMMERSION Satish got down from the S.T. bus at Vengurla Bus Depot. He made sure that his belongings were with him and nothing was left on the bus. There was his briefcase containing personal material and a small cotton bag containing cloth material for a shirt & a pant, two books, a few eatables & chocolates. Satish was visiting Ramchandra for the first time after knowing him for five years. Satish remembered, that some 5-6 years back he was exploring almost every small town in the state to introduc...

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THE LIBRARIAN - MRS. M

Submitted to Contest #142

Mrs. M, the senior librarian entered the library building of Boston University at 11 in the morning,. She used the elevator and reached the 5th floor to enter her cabin. Settled herself and looked around through the glass panel. Only a couple of students were seen scanning some books. Mrs. M wondered whether that treasure of knowledge was being utilized by the students effectively for carrying out research work. She got the idea of doing some project work herself along with some students. She wanted to see the effectiveness of attracting stu...

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FADED INTO OBLIVION

ISS FRONT On December 15th of 2019, the space shuttle team gathered for a final meeting of the astronauts for the last briefing about the mission. “Yes, my brave team members, here is the plan. This team of four is going to take off on 25th December at midnight. The space shuttle will be heading straight for the ISS (International Space station) and after orbiting for two days it will dock with the ISS. The new team of two men and two women will take charge from the earlier team and within two days the old team will start their journey h...

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THE GROWTH

I am UNIVERSE. I have started writing my diary when I am 1000 years old. Yes, that is when I became somewhat mature. First, I will note down my birth and then I will continue scribbling in the diary if I observe anything noteworthy. God, please help me in my resolution. I was born when all the matter and energy were contained in a hot, dense point size of a billionth of a nuclear particle. There was a big bang. In about 10^-43 seconds, I came into existence. I was a very hot and dense point then. Weakly interacting massive particles, da...

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A NARROW ESCAPE

Submitted to Contest #138

A NARROW ESCAPE Satish and Vidya landed at Boston Logan Airport to spend some time with their daughter, Rachana. She with her husband, Navin had come to receive them and to take them to their house. “So, how are you Baba and Aai? Was the wheelchair service at the airport okay, Baba?” “Yes. Did not have any difficulty. We both are good.” “Okay, let us move.” Rachana and Navin loaded the baggage in the car. In half an hour, they reached their home. After relaxing for a short while, they had some refreshing tea. “Baba, Now...

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EXPULSION

Submitted to Contest #137

EXPULSION That was Malgund village in Chiplun Taluka of Ratnagiri district. The entire area filled with mango, coconut, and areca nut trees was coated by the thick fog of January 1948. Satish using his battery torch paved his way home after meeting the client in the factory which was close to his house. Satish kept the keys of the factory in its proper place and after cleaning himself joined the other members of the family for dinner. His father, Shri Ganesh Pant Gogte said, ”Listen, Satish, you get more involved and take charge of our busin...

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THE STORY WRITER

SHORT STORY WRITER 1302 WORDS Satish shut down the operating system, closed the notebook, and went for lunch. “Why do you take so much time to come when you are called? After the food is arranged on the table, it gets cold by the time you start eating. What is the use of serving hot food?” mother complained. “Aai, I wanted to complete writing one paragraph of my new story. If I break in between, the link is lost. And then it is very difficult to continue with the flow of the story.” “Oh! Great story writer. H...

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THE FISH OUT OF WATER

THE FISH OUT OF WATER Satish took up the mike and started. “I remember when I finished my graduation, I wanted to start my business. I opened out to my father. He was startled. “Have you gone nuts? No person in our ancestry has even thought of it. It looks very lucrative. But it needs different skills. We don’t have those qualities. We can not do business. We are better off in taking up a job.” Father said. “But Baba, the days have changed. It no longer depends upon your qualities you are born with. What I learnt in business managem...

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The Exoplanet

Submitted to Contest #134

THE EXOPLANET In the observatory, named after Veer Savarkar, all the scientists were eagerly waiting to receive confirmatory signals. And they did. The existence of the exoplanet was affirmed. The team of Dr.Eric, Dr. Neah, Dr. Chris, Dr.Vanshika, and Dr. Mitchell were extremely elated that their suspected exoplanet was a reality. Also, it appeared that it was inhabited by an intelligent species. The joy in the laboratory had no bounds. The plans to visit the planet, which was in the neighboring STAR SYSTEM PROXIMA CENTAURI some six li...

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VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT

VALENTINE’S DAY GIFTSatish was very much upset that day. He had found a heart-shaped chocolate box in the corner of his study room. He was wondering who had sent him this box. That too on Valentine's day, last year. And he was not aware of it. He was perturbed that he had not even acknowledged the receipt of such a gift on the special occasion of Valentine's day. He tried to recollect where he was on the last valentine's day. He remembered that he was busy with the installation and implementation of the computer system at the client’s place...

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FAITH IN GOD

WORD LENGTH: 1953 FAITH IN GOD “Don’t harm that ant, son. You should not hurt all those who are smaller than you. Do not ever show your might to all those who are weaker than you. That is a sin. Always be good to the poor. Anyone showing kindness to those less fortunate, goes to the kingdom of God, after death.” Mother centipede advised her son. “Now, give me hand to carry our food home. The rains will come soon and we have to get ready for the rainy day.” She told her son. The son was getting a dose of g...

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