by Sudha Vishwanath | Oct 22, 2026 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
Listen, sir, returning my parcel would be in your best interest. It……” Before Namrata could finish, the man on the other end cut her off. “I have no idea who you are, but since last night, I’ve been bombarded with calls from a courier employee...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Oct 10, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
If it weren’t for the festoon at the entrance that read, ‘Happy 95th birthday, Daada,’ anyone outside the hall would never have guessed it was a nonagenarian’s birthday. The cheerful, loud noises reverberating through the venue sounded like some bouncy...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Oct 10, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
The Maple Tree Maple tress had always been my companion. It was probably because I was born in a house whose courtyard had a magnificent maple tree bearing yellow flowers. My mother used to tell me she would sing melodious lullabies under the tree’s shade, with...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Oct 7, 2026 | Articles, Drama, Short Stories
Every Friday, Anita’s husband Rajat, who owned a grocery supermarket, would come to deposit their weekly earnings. Today he was down with fever and here stood Anita, reluctantly waiting in a packed bank. She glanced around, frustrated by the chaotic crowd....
by Sudha Vishwanath | Sep 28, 2026 | Drama, Short Stories
(A group of members living in an apartment complex resent the arrival of a family with a kid who has ADHD. The narrator, who is also unhappy wth the kid’s destructive behavior, soon realises the agony of the parents and wishes to stand for them during the...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Sep 28, 2026 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
(Four deaths all under similar circumstances: the victims jumping in front of a speeding train or any vehicle. All four were between 28 and 30. Inspector Meenakshi of Payyanur, handling the case, is baffled that the four deaths, all in different towns, have something...
