by Sudha Vishwanath | Jul 8, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
The streets weren’t safe after dawn! Samyukta’s heart pounded in her chest, as she caught sight of her hometown’s name glaring out from that unsettling headline in the newspaper. Her eyes frantically ran through the gruesome news. Something that had...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 4, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
As Meera surveyed the unloaded boxes, her new, one-bedroom home in Pune felt suddenly cramped. She chided herself for not discarding more before her move from Mumbai. She could have saved money on the movers. But in her emotional state, was such practical thinking...
by Sudha Vishwanath | May 6, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
Nestled between valleys, life in Kaveripuram, a village in Tamil Nadu, had always been generous. The soil was fertile, the rains dependable, and the granaries of every household brimmed with rice and pulses. Every day, there would be festivities in the village. One...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Apr 5, 2026 | Fiction, Drama, Short Stories
“What’s this, just 200 rupees?” Akshay taunts me as he waves the two-hundred-rupee note I had secretly taken from my father’s shirt pocket. “Dude, that’s Marlboro! A pack costs 300,” Rohan chimes in. “Just let me try one today,” I find myself...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Mar 5, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
Archana was a naturally talented child, blessed with a beautiful voice and an instinctive ability to understand musical notes. Her mother, a skilled singer herself, had passed down her musical genes to Archana. Unfortunately, Archana lost her mother when she was just...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Feb 10, 2026 | Fiction, Short Stories
DISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS A WORK OF FICTION. ALL THE NAMES USED FOR THE CHARACTERS ARE FICTITIOUS. ANY RESEMBLANCE TO PEOPLE LIVING OR DEAD IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL AND UNINTENTIONAL. THE STORY HAS BEEN WRITTEN WITH THE SOLE INTENION OF WRITING A STORY. WITH DUE...
