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Yamini Panchaksharam

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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Uh and Bu

Yamini Panchaksharam

Submitted to Contest #78

"What a strange place," was one of many thoughts that Duh had as he walked along a sandy beach. The thought kept coming back as he and his parents and friends walked on green grass, desert sand, rocks, and ice or flew over fire and water. There was nothing like this where they came from. During their exploration of this strange blue green planet, they had seen creatures that could walk, sometimes on four legs and sometimes on two. Some could creep while others could fly or swim. The creatures went about doing what they were used to doing, ob...

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Of snow, solitude and ice

Yamini Panchaksharam

Submitted to Contest #77

Ananya woke up blurry eyed and cold. The room heater had turned off by itself at some point in the night. Grabbing her jacket Ananya turned the heater on again and then walked over to the wash basin. It took a while for the warm water to start flowing and by then her hands were even colder than before. After brushing her teeth and drying her hands as quickly as she could, Ananya found her slippers, grabbed her phone and room keys, and headed towards the common kitchen. "A hot cup of coffee, that's what I need," said Ananya to herself. She li...

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Thoughts in my head

Yamini Panchaksharam

Submitted to Contest #76

A cheerful greeting flooded Neha's ears as she joined the online office call. They were all set for another week and would get a glimpse of what each of the team members were working on. They were encouraged to say a few words about how they were doing before plunging into work-related details, and Neha wanted to say that she had had a restful weekend. She had started reading a book, gone for a walk with her family, and had baked some banana bread. Neha had a big smile on her face at the start of the call but it started disappearing graduall...

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Strings

Yamini Panchaksharam

Submitted to Contest #75

1st January, 2018 - Learn to play the violin"If only resolutions on paper materialised right away," thought Mrinalini, as she read this diary entry on 31st December, 2018. She had attended a beginners' violin session where she had held a violin for the very first time. But holding a violin the right way, so that you don't injure yourself, is far from easy. Mrinalini had become aware of muscles in her neck and back that were slightly strained by the end of the two hour long session! Furthermore, standing in a room with lots of mirrors that re...

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