The Boy who Burned
Cameron was holding his pounding head in his hands when the fire alarm went off, a blaring mess. Read more ›
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The Worst Day
Reading time:6 minutes When I started planning this narrative, I knew it would be a wholesome one. A prompt like “The happiest day of your life” I associated with family, warmth, and the belonging that they bring; and so this… Read more ›
The Violet Rose and I
This short poem is about infatuation during a difficult time- about a violet rose blooming in the dark for someone. Read more ›
Lured
The prompt for this narrative was “a story told from the antagonist’s perspective.” An interesting one at that, with so much room to explore. I was told that I would get additional “points” if I included vampires in this story, so here we go! Read more ›
Seeking a snake: homecoming
The prompt for this narrative was “the scariest situation you’ve ever been in.” Here’s my take on it!
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The 48 Laws of Power #3
Reading time: 5 minutes
This is the final part of the series summarizing the 48 laws of power. Here, I cover the remaining 14 laws related to problems in the empire, acquiring and using allies, and the art of timing, of other things given in the book written by Robert Greene, and condensed by Joost Elffers. Read more ›
The 48 Laws of Power #2
In the last part of this series, I elucidated the importance of staying adaptive and serving a master, of other things as mentioned in the book. This blog, I look to illuminate another 16 aspects of power, another 16 laws. Read more ›
The 48 Laws of Power #1
Power is a characteristic of authority donned like a crown. Its enigmatic presence demands respect and obedience, two expensive asks in today’s society if you lack dominance. Here is a summary and analysis of the 48 Laws of Power and the person it promises this crown to. Read more ›
Power unsealed- Chapter 2
(Chapter 1: https://saragawde.com/power-unsealed-chapter-1/) It had been one week and three days since Jason had last interacted with Lyra, via an email he had sent the night he had returned home. His nervousness had been enough to imprint the back of… Read more ›
Power unsealed- Chapter 1
Jason Dever entered the dilapidated building tentatively. He found the walls of the staircase oozing semi-dried black liquid, and the dingy lighting offensively spooky as he climbed up the stairs. Tugging his coat into the tightness of his armpits, he… Read more ›