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for them. Now, with the digital
format, it’s easy to find a story on
the click of a button and a short-
story would be a perfect dish to
be severed on a short commute
or even as an appetizer before a
meal.
Short-stories became the format
of my choice as it allowed me the
freedom to dance with several
ideas at once and bring together
varying thought and themes,
experimenting
with
different
writing styles. You could choose
between myriad characters and
experiment with their setup and
psyche –
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the stage is rather flexible. It
is like donning new shoes and
walking down a lane where
sometimes one could be a
beggar sharing his meal with
his pet mongrel, and another
time a businessman chalking
his success on dalal street
with his edgy moves.
Even while I was writing my
novel, short-story ideas kept
on constantly distracting me
from the main plot. So, I have
no respite unless I tend to
those thoughts. I have written
and perhaps will continue to
write articles but for me short-
stories is where the
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