Life in a Matchbox

Shaurya loves to have fun with his characters. This ten year old boy creates characters with his imagination and gives them a quirky personality matching his wit. The following is a story written as a part of his creative writing assignment at Abhivyakti. Life in a Matchbox By Shaurya Agrawal Once upon a time there...

The Pyramid

Siddhant is a spirited boy with wonderful ideas. He is enjoys reading and watching movies. He is enthusiastic about using the knowledge he acquires while reading books. The following is a story written by Siddhant as a part of a contest while doing his creative writing course from Abhivyakti. The Pyramid By Siddhant Singh Once...

Journey into the Skies

Ameya is a budding writer and one must not underestimate his prowess because of his age. This 10 year old is a bundle of enthusiasm and ideas with a zeal to learn. The following is a story written by him as a part of the final contest of the creative writing course - Abhivyakti. Journey...

Thief

It wasn't hers to keep, but the whole idea was so tempting. Anna took a deep breath before plunging into the blue grey waters. By the time she resurfaced, she was a changed person. Drops of water shone like silver on her skin in the sunlight. Her skirt stuck to her knees as she walked out...

The Amazing Birthday Party by Kavya Negi

Ten year old Kavya is a spirited child. She has lot of questions and loves to write. When I started interacting with her, what struck me was her reasoning and ideas behind her stories. She has what I terms as 'intelligent imagination' and you will know why when you read the story. Of course the...

Fear (by Kohana)

I often mentor groups of children about the basics of creative writing. It is fun to read and hear to the the creative thoughts of these budding story writers. And often they surprise me with their imagination. Kohana was usually the quiet kid in class, but she did come up with some delightful poetry and...

Seamstress

The rooftop was covered with a colorful quilt woven with hundreds of pieces of cloth. Some faded with time but some, as new as yesterday. Not many had seen the seamstress but those who had said she looked like a witch straight out of a children’s illustrated book. It was a dilapidated house she lived...

Second Book out now on Amazon

The first time I wrote a story to be shared on a public platform I was reluctant for writing was very personal to me. When it won the contest, and I came in contact with other fellow writers I realized the joy of sharing your work with others. But what I never could have anticipated...

Traffic Signal

Short stories are fun to write, they can twist and turn or simply leave you with a mellow sweet feeling. They can be tricky to write if one has to limit the words but the short story is usually an extended moment for the writer. The story is based on a prompt Traffic Signal but...

Perfect Moment

I haven't written Flash fiction in a long long time. Just tried my hand at it once again... Perfect Moment It is very difficult to create a scene you want to live in life; a perfectly curated scene straight away taken out of dreams. For everyone once in a lifetime needs that moment which fills...