Category Archives: Stories.. well.. sort of..

Sometimes things I wish to convey mould themselves in the form of a story ..

Mr Farry

Posted on April 23, 2017 by vandysnape

Based on this amazing short film by Ben Ockrent & Jake Russell, starring my favourite actor Alan Rickman. I came across an interesting writing exercise where you have to transcribe your favourite TV Show/movie. The first thing that came to my mind was this short film. Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.. | Tagged Alan Rickman, Dust, Fantasy, short film, short story, Stories, thriller, Tooth Fairy, Transcribing, Writing | Leave a comment

A Day In Vellankondagaram

Posted on February 21, 2017 by vandysnape

When was the last time I saw so many stars in the sky? I can’t remember. Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.. | Tagged Agriculture, Life, NAF, people, perspective, Photos, Rural, Tamil Nadu, Travelogue, Vellankondagaram, Village | 6 Comments

The Castle

Posted on February 1, 2016 by vandysnape

Mama says I have a wild imagination. Is that good? Maybe. But Mama always says it with an eye roll. She thinks I will make a damn good writer someday. I doubt that because I am awful at grammar Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.., Strands of Thought | Tagged Book, books, Castle, Fan Fiction, fiction, Harry Potter, Magic, Muggle, Scotland, Shortstory, story, Wizard | 4 Comments

Autumn Leaves

Posted on January 9, 2016 by vandysnape

He was dressed in his finest. The dark brown hair neatly parted to the side. One look at him and you can easily deduce that he is very meticulous with his appearance. He held the drink gracefully in his hand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.. | Tagged Autumn Leaves, Jazz, music, Shortfiction, Stan Getz, story | 2 Comments

Black ruminations

Posted on September 27, 2013 by vandysnape

Here’s to one of my favourite characters – To Sirius Black. Greatest friend there ever was. Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.. | Tagged Betrayal, books, Fan Fiction, Fandom, fiction, friend, Friends, Grief, guilt, Hagrid, Harry Potter, HP, James Potter, JK Rowling, Lily Potter, Reading, Sirius Black, story, tribute, Voldemort, Writing | 14 Comments

Through the door…

Posted on May 26, 2013 by vandysnape

I found was a wooden Marapaachi doll. Padma’s doll. My only souvenirs from Madras……. Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.. | Tagged Chennai, Fantasy, fiction, Madras, Midnight in Paris, Mount Road, Mylapore, story, Through the door, Time Travel, Tram | 23 Comments

A Silent Spectator

Posted on April 13, 2012 by vandysnape

I couldn’t wait to come out of the exam hall . There was still an hour left for the Annual Exams to come to an end. With each question passing by, my urge to complete the paper became stronger Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.., Strands of Thought | Tagged child labour, classroom, english paper, exam hall, exams, fiction, irony, school, short story, silent spectator, social issues, tea boy | 15 Comments

Fear of the unknown

Posted on March 3, 2012 by vandysnape

What started of as a gentle knock now turned into a series of bangs.. She stood like a painted picture … Petrified .. She could hear a mixture of demonic screams and the sound of nails on wall..It was sheer agony .. Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.., Strands of Thought | Tagged dark, fear, fear of the unknown, fiction, ghost, horror, ominous, scary, short story, story, terror, timor | 11 Comments