short story – Asha Seth

The Lady in the Lake – A Short Story

Once upon a time, there was a little girl. Beautiful, older for her age, with a dash of mystery and mischief about her. She was short for her age, had dark eyes like a doe, long eyelashes, a freckled face, and slightly big ears. But it was her hair that she was immediately noticed for.…

The Crying Mannequin – A Short Story

By: Asha Seth May 31, 2019September 21, 2020

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A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life. And what about one who wants to dye her hair? Is that a step ahead in the encyclopedia of rebellions? Is that a league apart from normal revolutions? She mused. This was a challenge to herself. To the conservative girl hiding under her…

The Valentine’s Day Ritual – A Short Story

By: Asha Seth February 14, 2018September 21, 2020

Short StoriesCreative Writing, Dates, life, love, Relationships, short story, Valentine's Day, Writing34 Comments

“Why don’t you join us?” They asked her for the hundredth time. She was exhausted from having to reject their pleas. Her friends were never tired though. “It’s just one night. It couldn’t hurt, right? Besides, just think, you might meet someone really cute, someone like you,” her best friend winked at her. “What would…

The First Book I Read

The love for reading is a welcome inheritance from my father. I couldn’t have had it any other way. I wouldn’t have! I can hardly recall when I began reading books by myself. But what I do remember is that every year, just before the summer break, our school would hold a book exhibition and…

The Old Man and the Dog – A Short Story

He sniffed everyone passing by. Their scents, their dangling handbags, And looked up at them, with pleading eyes… The heartless drove him away, kids pelted stones at him, Out of disgust, of fear or rage, scaring him to death. Away he ran and stood staring at their backs as they walked on… They looked at…

The Woods (Part 1) – A Short Story

By: Asha Seth July 14, 2015September 21, 2020

Short StoriesCreative Writing, Fiction, hope, Longing, Loss, lost, lost love, love, Relationships, search, short story, waiting, woods, Writing18 Comments

You held my hand as I walked ahead of you. You trudged along. The dried leaves, tangled mass of branches, scattered everywhere. The leaves crunched beneath my feet reminding me just how much I love autumn. Sunlight crept in through the dense mass of leaves and branches overhead. I looked up, above me, loving the feel of the not-so-harsh…