Early Morning Memories

The memories that stay with us and the ones we create…

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  • A Ghost Problem

    A Ghost Problem

    Written by Anuran Chatterji The hands of the clock proceeded towards 11 pm. The village had almost fallen silent. The night had settled in. The door of a small house opened and Mrs Walia stepped out with her walking stick. She was well above 70 and was a little short of hearing. She looked to…

  • In a distance

    In a distance

    Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. There isn’t a day without a moment, no matter how minute, in which we spare some time knowingly or unknowingly, in memory of having been somewhere or the wish of being somewhere. Many of us visit and revisit the websites which allow us to…

  • Inevitable Close

    Inevitable Close

    It was late evening, and the roads were busy with crowds of people returning home. The streetlights spread their light, the shops and other business establishments that operated at this hour also became illuminated with their lights. Viraj got down the stairs of his apartment building, and headed for his car parked in the parking…

  • A wholesome Sunday

    A wholesome Sunday

    The struggle of marriage is often associated with negativity for people! Many people consider it that it is a mere burden to get married where you invite responsibilities which were not there before. Growing in one’s career becomes optional and taking care and other work is compulsion . But is that all? Is that everyone’s…

  • Mind Foraging

    Mind Foraging

    Why do you blog? Amara stood in one corner of the room as her elder brother Mayin played their paternal grandfather’s old guitar. Grandfather loved to play the guitar in the evenings and had taken great care of it in his time, but now it remained abandoned in the house which had long lost its…

  • Interlocutions

    Interlocutions

    Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses. I stood on a sidewalk in front of the metro train station, waiting for a friend. I watched the people pass by. In my hand was a red umbrella, I borrowed it from my wife…

  • Amidst The Now

    Amidst The Now

    How are you feeling right now? I woke up today and found myself dissatisfied with the night’s sleep. The night lamp which I usually turn off before going off to sleep was still on. I knew exactly what happened. Every night before I go to sleep, I spend some time with my television. My late…

  • Reorienting

    Reorienting

    What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? The night was turning cold. The day was coming to an end for many. The number of people and vehicles on the road had drastically reduced. The ashen glow of diminished fire could be seen, it came to life every day evening in…

  • Ephemeral Moment

    Ephemeral Moment

    Written by Anuran Chatterji Two feet wearing slippers moved down the steps in rapid movement. As the feet reached down the stairs and halted, the right hand moved ahead to move down the bolt and push open the wooden door. The feet stepped out and the vision wandered over the road in front, first to…

  • Wistfulness

    Wistfulness

    What TV shows did you watch as a kid? As a kid for us tv was a very essential part as we could watch tv only for a certain period of time and not whenever we wanted. There were no mobile phones and this digital entertainment factor was very limited and restricted and that somehow…

  • Recipe! All I suppose

    Recipe! All I suppose

    What’s your favorite recipe? Being a foodie it is very difficult to choose a favorite dish. Very difficult! Also our nation to our anthropology our ethnicity depends on the food a lot. Food plays a major role in our livelihood  from our emotional health to our physical abilities, food is extremely co related and co…

  • Calling of the mountains 🏔️

    Calling of the mountains 🏔️

    Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. Hi everyone a very warm welcome to our website Early Morning Memories and thank you so much for being with us in this journey of writing stories and personal documentation.. without our audience we are no one. So a huge Thank You! Today’s prompt is…

  • A Travel Memoir: Darjeeling and Places around

    A Travel Memoir: Darjeeling and Places around

    Dhotrey, Darjeeling, Dawaipani and Lamahatta A detailed Tour experience of Eastern India Dhotrey, Darjeeling, Dawaipani and Lamahatta Written by Sayoni Mahapatra Chatterji The last one week we travelled and created ample memories and today we finally got time and solace to write an extensive blog on our experience of the travel. We travelled for 8…

  • Ennui

    Ennui

    List 30 things that make you happy. This seems like a very difficult question!  30 things which makes us happy! Happiness is a very subjective thing . How one sees and shapes happiness can be extremely different or over similar to someone else… Happiness is something… If you ask a child he or she might…

  • Can we really sell these products?

    Can we really sell these products?

    If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? The magic shop! I would definitely sell powers to people. No! Don’t get me wrong here… Power means to give security to people through the magic potion. There will be three types of magic potions one for economically poor people, one for…

  • Rumination

    Rumination

    By Anuran Chatterji Early Morning Memories The rain had washed away the humidity from the air; the sunlight was clear and the air was comforting. Plants and trees took this as an opportunity to grow vibrantly, spreading wide. Dipta sat on grass in the park. The park was right in front of her three floored…

  • Essence

    Essence

    What are your future travel plans? Travel ! When I hear the word it results in the understanding of multi-faceted emotions from nostalgia to present day travel. The story unfolds keeping in track of lifestory Travelling is said to be the most wonderful feeling after being together with people who love and care. For many…

  • Notion of Reflection

    Notion of Reflection

    What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? The lens of the eyeglasses reflected the white light of the screen.The screen displayed a variety of different coffee drinks. It was anew coffee vending machine that the office had recently got. Unlikethe last vending machine, this one didn’t dispense tea or tomato soup,not…

  • Second Wind

    Second Wind

    What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? The canopy of the umbrella folded as Dev pulled its runner beforeentering the narrow corridor. A few drops of rain had made their waydown on the back of the olive-coloured shirt that Dev was wearing. The metal door gate of the house as…

  • Dodged

    Dodged

    What are you most excited about for the future? The white painted wooden door of flat number 136, in building B of theOakwood Apartments slowly opened with enough space for an eye or twoto see through. Esha looked at the empty corridor, then she opened thedoor wider to check whether the door of the apartment…