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24May
71 comments on “A Far Cry from Mr Darcy”

A Far Cry from Mr Darcy

Posted by umashankaron May 24, 2013October 17, 2014in Fiction71 Comments

The concluding part of 'Never Forget a Ruby' As I stood stiff under a jet stream of water, the set of four faces kept throbbing in my head, they all saying something to my eyes squeezed shut. Hemant, Robin, Sonia,…

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19May
54 comments on “A Polar Bear Remembers”

A Polar Bear Remembers

Posted by umashankaron May 19, 2013October 17, 2014in Fiction54 Comments

'There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before.' ~ A Study in Scarlet Read the preceding part 'The Man from Baker Street' here. The story begins here in 'Never Forget a Ruby' ‘Yes, I am…

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17May
50 comments on “The Man from Baker Street”

The Man from Baker Street

Posted by umashankaron May 17, 2013October 17, 2014in Fiction50 Comments

(The story begins in 'Never Forget a Ruby' Read it here. ) I was about to begin hating ‘dodger blue’ cars for years to come but I didn’t know it then. It was morning still and we were swarming the…

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