Tales with a twist for grownups and stories of magic for kids
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Here you'll find short stories for grown-ups and kids. There are stories with unexpected endings in The Last Meal on Haight-Ashbury and Ten Twisted Tales. And there are tales of adventures in the magical Boogadooga Forest where animals talk and learn valuable lessons.
Ten Twisted Tales is a collection of short stories inspired by the masters of unexpected endings, O.Henry and Roald Dahl. Read on to get a peek into the Ten Twisted Tales.
Tidal justice
Set in Thailand, it's a narrative about a frail old lady who has been pushed to the limits of her endurance in domestic violence. It opens with her confessing to murdering her crude, indifferent husband whose affair with yet another floozy has tipped her over the wall.Silk cotton love
Set in Cambodia, the story weaves a magical thread of forbidden love between a star-crossed couple whose tale travels through time, from today's Siem Reap to the ancient kingdom of Cambodia.God and the Left Hemisphere
Does damage to the left hemisphere affect a person's religious beliefs? What happens to a confirmed atheist in such a case? The story reveals the mysterious way the bearded guy in the sky works.The clown and the teacher
Becoming a clown is not a coveted career choice. What drove the hero from the classroom to the circus? And why does he want his former teacher dead?A nobody in New York
The story of a chemical engineer who plans a last ditch revenge, one last tilt at the windmill, against the mega corporation he works for, the corporation that destroyed the town of his childhood.Babafemi and the dummy
Set on a cruise by the banks of the Nile, the story revolves around a creative director of a multinational agency who learns about creativity from a bus boy on the cruise.Poisoned dreams
Rudy hates his motherland India with its third world squalour, and loves the USA, the land of cookies and blondes, of greenbacks and white skin. When he finds the job of his dreams in San Francisco, does his happiness last? Or is it poisoned by the very people he loved to imitate?Colour
This is the story of a woman who comes to an adopting agency looking for a fair skinned boy to adopt. Is she racist? And what makes a racist? Is there another side to it, a fairer side?Clinical Karma
A simple middle-class electrician from a small village in India finds more than just a lucrative job in Singapore when his doctor tells him he has HIV. How does he handle it? Is there a way out for him? Or is leaving the world the only redemption?The Last Guitar
If there is one thing Senor Segovia loves, beside his wife, it’s making classical guitars. From his little shop in Barcelona, he crafts the best handmade guitars in Spain, and the whole world. Now the time has come to make his last guitar. Will his silent dedication to the craft be recognised?
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The Wallet
A hardcore gambler who has lost more than just money to the lure of the roulette table is sitting at a railway cafe, when he spots a wallet bulging with crisp dollar bills. It has enough to get him out of town from the vicious grip of the loan shark. Enough for him to start over in another town. What should he do?Love to Mia
The death of her special child, Mia, brings a sense of relief and guilt in equal measures to Justine. She feels Mia never loved her as much as she loved the rest of the family. Are Justine's feelings justified? Or was there another side to Mia and a valid reason why she didn't love Justine?The Grandfather Clock
An IT guy working in Singapore finds that his wife has left him, taking everything with her, during the same week his company lets him go. All he has in his near empty house and life now is the clock his grandfather gave him as a wedding gift. Just a regular grandfather clock. Or is it?The Fiver
Russell, an ageing art director in Singapore has had enough of his ungrateful bosses and office politics. He wants to go back home to India and settle down. Trouble is, he has only five dollars. The five dollars his father gave him asking him not to spend it. How does Russell go back? Or is he doomed to spend the rest of his life doing what doesn't satisfy him?The Fukushima Love Affair
Kimiko loves Kanazawa, the city she was born and raised in. But her husband Ito loves Naomi, a career-minded city girl he met on his travels. Torn between the innocence of Kimiko and the physical aspect of his relationship with Naomi, Ito gets a rude wake-up call while spending a weekend with Naomi.The Last Meal on Haight -Ashbury
No good deed goes unpunished it would seem to the IT guy-turned-restaurateur in San Fransico's shady neighbourhood. All he wanted to do was feed a poor bum, who, instead of being grateful for the generosity, pulls a gun. Does the restaurateur survive? Or is there no point trying to be good to people?Antique Greed
Greed is good, feels the antique lover and dealer who has just found a piece of his lifetime in a shop selling trinkets. A genuine Le Boeuf fountain pen, a first edition. After bargaining down the price, he is sure he can make a killing in the market soon. Can he?25022562
Carlos Castigliani is distraught when he finds his young wife is cheating on him. Murder is the only way out to redeem himself and teach her a lesson, he feels. And all it takes is a phone call to set up the perfect murder. Or does it?The Mykonos Love Story
Kelly spots an old man near the most photographed church in Mykonos. She learns that he is Stavros, and that he was an incorrigible playboy in his youth. Can Stavros teach a lesson on marital harmony to Kelly and her husband going through troubled times?Virar Fast
A nameless passenger commits the unpardonable crime of sitting in somebody else's seat on Mumbai's fast train. Or that's how he feels when he gets evicted from his seat. But Fate lends a helpful hand in the form of a friendly passenger who tells him how to get off at Matunga, where the train doesn't stop. His advice seems simple to follow, but Fate is not done yet with its plans.
Boogadooga Stories for Children
Short stories of Peaches the elephant and her friends, Coco the monkey and Alala the crow.
Welcome to Boogadooga where animals talk and plants tell tales. Peaches loves to go to school with her besties, Alala the crow and Coco the naughty monkey. Basho is the wise owl of the forest, everyone goes to Basho when they want they want a solution.
The Lost Pencil
Meet Jimki, the little who learns to let go of her precious pencil but gains the friendship of Peaches and her friends.
The Expensive Brush
A charming story where Coco finds that expensive tools don't make for creativity.
