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For those Living Suiciders

By 'living suiciders' I mean those who give indications of committing suicide but not potray suicidal behaviour. This is generally done to threaten or to freak people out or simply for the fun of it, to see how people react; or of course in some rare bizzare cases as an elocution piece. For those few here is a compilation from a simple Google search 12 common ways to commit suicide: 12. Vehicular Impact Results From Failure: Permanent loss/damage to organs. 11. Self-immolation Results From Failure: Permanent scars and third degree burns 10. Drowning Results From Failure: Oxygen deprivation can cause severe and permanent brain damage. 9. Electric Shock Results From Failure: Deep burns from 500-1000 volts, ventricular fibrillation at 110-220 volts, and severe neurological damage. 8. Exsanguination (usually slitting the wrist or throat) Results From Failure: Extreme loss of blood causing the heart to dramatically slow eventually depriving the brain of oxygen. Also, most often, dee

Fete in Pics

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The day Entrance: The machine: Penguin: Riddler: Poison Ivy: Scarecrow: Mr Freeze: Joker: Ambience:

29th Feb Page 1

The Theme -Leela The literary secretary called it the theme; we called it the submission date. 29th February! Whoever came up with this uniquely marvelous masterpiece of a theme must get their creativity quotient* checked for it is going off the charts and pouring all over the Sharav entry. For the record, there are people who have still not digested the fact that it is really the final choice and I find no reason to blame them. It is creative writing week alright but to come up with something so extremely excellent that people actually reconfirm whether it is indeed the theme is fairly unconventional. Like the other day, someone walked up to me and challenged me to suggest something creative about the theme so that she could think of writing. This is what happens when you stumble onto the theme while on a post-slumber high. Talk about Eurekaa! How many people can boast of an idea as original and unadulterated as this especially when ideas arguably better than the one under slaughte

29th Feb Page 2

Were you born on the 29th February ? -Shivpriya Kansas is Home. It’s a pity I ain’t livin’ there anymore. I always thought I was unique. I had this keenness of sight, this acute sense of smell ever since I was born. I could smell fear. And I saw blood. ALL the time. I’m very earthy. My skin feels like warm wet clay. And it looks like sand on a beach. In Washington, among the Prairies, I can hardly be seen at all... My family has been living in Washington for generations. After the Civil War, my great great grandfather was bequeathed acres of land in Washington County in the state of Kansas by a dying heirless war-hero. We’ve lived here ever since. I know Washington, every nook and cranny. Every tiny inch of space where a molecule could be squeezed in. Maybe, it’s because it’s a small town. Not many households you see. But everybody knows me. From the affable errandrunning boy of the town, I’ve become the quiet strong Carl. Quiet. I like sitting in the porch in the evenings, sipping bee

29th Feb Page 3

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Absinthe's 29th -Pranava 28th February, 2119, Planet Absinthe Dawn breaks as the huge red disc rises over the barren land. Clear is the silhouette of a man running against the sun, against time! 2118, Space station X12FA Capt. Bakshi sat facing the board, with the results of the data. The revolution of Earth had slowed down due to the presence of the new Planet Absinthe (gets its name from the fact that it was believed to be a hallucination, since it leaves the solar system for a brief period annually). This planet that belongs now to both the Solar system as well as the Proxima Centauri system has earth like atmosphere but no life as yet. The consequence shall be the increase in the days per year. But the bigger problem is the climatic catastrophe that has been forecasted. The tides, the temperature, the seasons will all be out of order in the near future. After numerous intricate and involved meetings, it was decided that the tiny planet shall be destroyed. It shall disappear in

29th Feb page 4

Dawn at Twilight -Akhila (tadpole tag) Into the moonlit sky I gazed Stunned, elated, truly amazed Drinking in the gurgling brook The wilderness that surrounded me That’s when I stumbled upon a key. Curious, I lifted it Searched around for a lock to fit Something, somewhere told me somehow That the key was no ordinary one It was the key to bliss, to fun! I searched for a couple of hours In the light of moon and stars But with no luck, whatsoever Tired, hungry, angry, I swore And stopped when I bumped into a door. Reaching for the key I found Unlocking with a mighty sound I found myself gaze even more At what I saw before me now I just felt happier somehow. Into the starry sky I stared Something was wrong, but who cared? All I knew was my eternal bliss I thanked the stars for the key And the happiness it brought to me. And as I was at the zenith of zeal A sudden movement I could feel I turned, a little irritated To see this unfairly handsome fellow Who held out his hand and said 'He

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29th February

Well, what is so special about 29th february except for the fatc that it is a leap day ?? It also happened to be our theme for creative writing event. the requirements: entry will be in the form of a pamphlet (an A2 sheet folded in half = four A3 sides) entry must have these sections. 1. A cartoon/comic strip (sarcasm/humor?) based on the theme This has to be original. 2. A footnote at the bottom of each page referencing a word for which you come up with your own version of its meaning/origin The footnote must refer to a word present in the page above and give an imaginary meaning or describe the origin of that word. 3. A flash fiction based on the theme with a word limit 400 words Flash fictions are characterized by their brevity. This is just a normal fiction with all elements of suspense but restricted to 400 words. Don't bother writing prologues and chapters. I shall paste 4 jpeg images in another post.

Gotham City !!!

That was our theme for "Fete", the biggest lit soc and tech soc event in IITM. Each hostel is expected to stick to a theme and creat a game stall with ambience and blah blah blah. Here is what happened last year. So Gotham City!! The tent with the Gotham city skyline invites you to enter through the bat-mobile. You are welcomed with the machine with a continous show of bat-man's skills. The vinyl print outs stuck to the tent, the batmobile with carboard n paper, the TV decorated to look like a machine. Now the Penguin stops you at the gate. Fight your luck as you spin the wheel and see if you can make it inside the city. The wheel produces a no which inturn glows in the hollywood squares and the key hanging there is picked out. Else there is Riddler with his secret entry. Guess the name of the batman's badman and the cryptex unlocks itself to present to you the key. The key lead to a little box that provides you with a weapon. The wooden cryptex has letters, and th