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Meeting Rosanna (Short Story Reading) | Two and a Half Rainbows

Hi All,

The above video is a reading of an extract from the short story “Meeting Rosanna” from my book “Two and a Half Rainbows – A Collection of Short Stories”. The story is about two septuagenarians who meet unexpectedly after 40 long years. The inspiration for the story came from observing my parents. I have often wondered, what it would be like, for them, to meet an old and dear friend in a serendipitous encounter. What would be their reaction? What would they be reliving?

The extract has been read by my sister-in-law, Garima Joshi Tewari, who was kind enough to lend her mellifluous voice to my story. She is a former radio jockey with FM Rainbow (All India Radio) and I believe she has done a fabulous job of helping the reader visualize the scenes unfolding in this short extract from the story. Hope you all like it!

This will be the first among a series of story reading videos which will be uploaded in the coming weeks. So do watch out for this space and do like, share and subscribe to my channel if you have liked what you have seen!

You can grab a copy of my book from the links below:

Amazon India:

https://amzn.to/2Lx00sU

Amazon customers outside India:

https://amzn.to/3crRc2S

(Available in Paperback and Kindle)

Also, available on Flipkart & Notion Press Store. Ebook available on google books, kobo.com

Warm Regards,

Sid

by whatsonsidsmind

To Tell a Story Like a Child | A Small Thought

Written by Siddhartha Krishnan . 1 Min Read

(A thought came to mind yesterday night while trying to write something substantial. Thought of sharing it)

Have you ever observed a child telling a story? It is a different kind of storytelling isn’t it?

It has the power, imagination and most importantly, the innocence that we may have lost.

Their words may not match ours, but there is truth in it.

For what they are saying is raw and dramatic. Just like life is!

And, don’t be fooled, their stories aren’t bereft of precision either,

For their description of even the insignificant,

Feels like an ode to wonderment!

And, their morals are superior,

Because they aren’t telling you a story,

To please, shock, or win your trust,

They are telling it,

Because what they have just experienced,

Is wonderful enough to be told.

Isn’t that enough for a story?

And, isn’t that a good place to be as a storyteller?

In the words of the great Margaret Atwood,
“Perhaps I write for no one.
Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names in the snow.”

Pic credits: pinterest

Siddhartha Krishnan is the author of Two and a Half Rainbows – A Collection of Short Stories.

He is also an enthusiastic blogger and on his website www.whatsonsidsmind.com, he regularly puts out his essays, articles, travelogues and film reviews.

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