An elderly gentleman feels alive when he listens to his late wife’s music recordings and reminisces about their past. Sudha Nair tells the story of how music fills the solitude in his life – no matter the distractions that life throws.
Almost every night, a woman dreams that she is playing the violin. A dream that haunts her and teases her. Anupama Krishnakumar tells the story of the woman’s journey with her violin.
Hello there! It’s an understatement if we said that we are super-excited about this issue! It’s our first ever Fiction Special in the five-and-a-half years since Spark’s inception in 2010 and wow, putting it together has indeed been lot of fun! We have stories that are spooky, funny, racy, thought-provoking, reflective, romantic, surreal and what not’ featured in this edition. All we can say is just dip into it and savour each of the 13 stories that we have lined up for you this month. You are going to enjoy it!
A bunch of poppies are uprooted from a garden and are put through an arduous journey in which they experience the harshness of the big bad world in many ways. Ajay Patri tells their story and gives the poppies a voice.
A little girl and her grandmother deal with a rare problem that occupies their days, thoughts and dreams. Nandagopal T tells the story of how they try to cope with it.
Vidya is a bookworm who thinks boys like Silver are pests. Can someone save her from him? Sudha Nair tells the story.
A tale of friendship, betrayal, transgression and hope of two strangers. A puff of spook from Bhargavi Chandrasekharan.
Uday has three hours for himself between teaching at an arts college and taking tuition for Mr. Ishwar’s son. What does he do during those three hours every day? Parth Pandya’s story tells you more.
Vrinda Manocha’s story sheds light on the troubled mind of a naughty six-year-old girl, Jiya, who’s desperately waiting for her mother to return home.