Coffee Smiles & Tears by Starlight (Short Stories)

About the Book: Coffee Smiles & Tears: by Starlight”; is a collection of short stories. These are vignettes and miniatures. They are the doll’s- house in my heart. These tales are of fleeting moments in which we live a lifetime of emotions. These are my ‘Wonders’ and ‘Closures’ in life. I emerged from the cocoon;I found my wings. Here are stories of “Life” that never ceases to surprise me. As with my collection of poems so with these stories this is “Life” as I see it. They are ramblings musings. I claim no definition because for me life does not come with tags. It enfolds you every which way. Being a coffee lover I believe in dipping every nuance of my life in coffee especially late into the night. I love looking at the night sky and gazing at the stars. They know of my tears and smiles. So that’s my time to watch the starlight blend into my coffee. Debaleena Mukherjee. About the Author: Debaleena is a homemaker who has also been a teacher and a college lecturer over the years. She grew up in Jamshedpur and did her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent School Jamshedpur and Rajendra Vidyalaya Jamshedpur. She has done her masters and M.Phil in English Literature from Jadavpur University Kolkata. She lives with her husband in Bangalore and has a daughter who is a lawyer. Reading is Debaleenas way of life. Thats what she is always doing. She enjoys the music of moonlight and roses. She loves traveling to places from the pages of history books. Haunting bookstores are her pastime. She loves going on shopping expeditions for shoes bags and bling. Observing people as they go about their lives fascinates her. At the end of the day she needs her recliner her books and coffee. With some cake.