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    Inklings
    Inklings
    Inklings
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    Inklings

    By Aparna Warrier

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    Inklings offers a glimpse into the world of flash fiction, which, while not a popular genre in traditional publishing, is making an impact in online literature.

    To provide the reader with an idea of what to expect, the author would like to introduce five of her twelve stories in this anthology.

    1. Intoxicated by Impossibility - The story of one guy who can't fall asleep because of one girl who's not even there. Or is she?

    2. Who wrote the Rules? - Existential angst clubbed with rebellion against The System.

    3. The revolt of the coconut trees - Inspired by an academic study published in the Journal of Trauma, 1984, titled "Injuries due to falling coconuts".

    4. So what? - What happens after the Storm.

    5. Cheeky - A story about that chubby part of a certain person's face.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAparna Warrier
    Release dateMar 3, 2011
    ISBN9781458142351
    Inklings
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    Aparna Warrier

    Sep 2020:I'm writing again! See my current project at write.as/somebodyelse (clickable link in the below section, see "Where to find me online" )Back in 2011:Aparna Warrier enjoys music that she can hum along to, books that make her think deep and movies that tell her something she didn't know. After a brief sabbatical to ponder the meaning of life, especially her own, Aparna is back to computers and coding. Among other things, she has discovered that nobody has answers to questions about life, that Paul Bloom gives great lectures on psychology and that the secret to making awesome coffee is non-trivial.

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      Inklings - Aparna Warrier

      Inklings

      By Aparna Warrier

      Very short stories and other babies born of ink.

      Copyright 2011 Aparna Warrier

      Smashwords Edition

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover design by Dhruv Vishrani

      Table of Contents

      Taking our time

      Intoxicated by impossibility

      Who wrote The Rules?

      The revolt of the coconut trees

      So what?

      Venus

      In a new light

      Cheeky

      Always

      Greenie

      Crash and die

      Oil on canvas

      Taking our time

      He glanced at her across the room. She sat at the piano with the look on her face that he loved to watch - the quiet, happy glow of a traveler walking through her favorite woods. If there was one thing he could wish for, this very moment, he would have asked to be alone in the room with her music and her. If only everyone would stop talking and he could listen...

      Let's dance, sweetheart! She was already acting silly tonight - the one evening he neglected to watch her glass, she had to get foolishly

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