The Literary Vanguard: Recent Episodes
Vanita Bodke
I wanted to be a hundred things in life --cricketer, politician, navy commander, doctor, engineer, and lawyer -- you name it, and it would catch my fancy. I became an Electrical Engineer, but it was hardly an end of the dreamer in me. I moved on to writing, started a blog, and published short stories. However, last night it dawned upon me that I talk so little. And so little in English. Now I am taking the next leap in my life, starting a Podcast. I will recite stories, poems, sometimes I will ramble, and sometimes I will give anecdotes from the life that I led .
This Ballard was written by Percy Wadiwala, an Indian author.
It is the story of a girl with golden hair, her rise from an actress to a powerful Mage, and her fall. The Girl with Golden Hair who sings and dances with her ghosts.
The short story or as we call it Flash fiction in modern time was written in 1894 and was first published in Vogue. A powerful story, I believe, dissects gender politics, and a form of marriage that many women find themselves in. Do tune in and if ...
Do you work in the corporate world? Do you find yourselves surrounded by talentless people? Then this piece is for you, originally written by Ravi Kumar, an immensely talented author and a friend. You can check out his writings at anon-i-am.blogspot.com