All poems and stories

  • Thing, a short story

    ’What the fuck!’ Tim wakes with a start. ‘Jesus!’, he sighs, wide awake. The bedside clock tells him he slept a whole 2 hours. He lies quietly, listening. ‘I am catching you tonight motherfucker’, Tim says under his breath. For the last few days, the same thing wakes him up every night. A soft knocking…

  • Criminal, a short story

    We live in a world of rules and laws. There are immutable rules that govern the physical world, like entropy that describes the randomness of the world, and the preservation of energy. Then there are natural laws that define the framework in which the world functions. These include laws of attraction, polarity, and cause and…

  • Love story, a short story

    It sometimes happens that exceptional people are born to ordinary parents, and into ordinary families. Daniel is one of these people. His parents were good honest folk, but not exceptional. Dad was a mechanic and worked for the same car dealership his whole life. He did not have any hobbies, he did not play any…

  • The life of Hans

  • Shopkeep, a short story

    The New York subway used to have many small shops catering to travelers. Tiny and narrow, but long, these shops were not only convenient but charming. Small business owners put their own spin on what the layout should be, and many sold interesting trinkets and things with ‘I ❤️NY’ printed on it. Tourists loved this…