Tag: Short story

  • Buddy The Elf & Crime Junkies.

    Buddy The Elf & Crime Junkies.

    The telephone rang like an accusation. Not a polite ring, not a missed-call courtesy, but a shrill, bell-ridden insistence, as if someone had wired December directly into the receiver. It was the kind of ringing that demanded to be answered immediately, without context, without caution. On National Crime Junkie Day, ignoring a ringing phone felt…

  • Static Lines and Other ways to Say Good bye.

    Static Lines and Other ways to Say Good bye.

    The radio crackled, daring Vijji to text her ex. What began as idle curiosity unraveled into a breadcrumb trail of ghosts, nostalgia, and oddly satisfying closure.

  • The Many Deaths Of Subhas.

    The Many Deaths Of Subhas.

    Every 18th August Netaji dies again. This time, he is telling the story himself…From Beyond the myths, furious, sarcastic yet he is unsure if he is dead.

  • Igniting The Agni-Yug

    Igniting The Agni-Yug

    “On Youth Day, remember: once, the young didn’t wait for permission or perfect timing—they lit the match. What will you risk for what you believe?”

  • The Syndicate Of Saffron Futures

    The Syndicate Of Saffron Futures

    Aunt Selvi’s Nephew who shares the secret… A secret syndicate selecting the next Prime Minister of India. India being a democracy seems an illusion.

  • The River Beneath The Hill.

    The River Beneath The Hill.

    Kokoro-Baka is the vidhushaka or the wise fool who speaks from the heart. Here he shares the story of Hiroshima in the Japanese story telling format called the Rakugo