Odd One Out

Book excerpt: Odd One Out is a collection of ten short stories that are focused on various themes. All the stories are written in different styles. Prayer deals with a doctor stranded in a remote village, desperate to save his newborn son. Unplugged explores the formative years of a troubled artist and his passion for music that sends him to the deepest abyss of the human mind. A Cage depicts a young woman who, in her desire for freedom, walks into a strange arrangement. The Backyard is about a young boy who loves his garden but struggles to maintain it. A Muse is a story about an erotica writer struggling with writer’s block. Encore is about an amoral young woman who meets an old man, and together they explore the reason for the existence of art and how it all crumbles down. Home revolves around a failed army personnel, trying to find the reason behind the death of his brother with whom he last spoke nine years ago. Almost Famous is about the coming together of two people through a twisted turn of fate. The Magic Shoes is about a dying kid who discovers a comic book where the lines between the past, present, and future are blurred. A Journey covers the train journey of a man who meets a strange and unlikely companion who changes his life.