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...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Feb 4, 2026 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
I had never experienced such strong resentment towards my parents as I did the day I entered my new home after marrying at twenty-one. Why did my mother think that a large house would automatically bring happiness to her daughter? Did she not realize I was moving to a...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Oct 19, 2025 | Drama, Fiction, Short Stories
Rudali felt sapped of energy as she looked at the computer screen. ’64 new messages,’ it said. Most of them were from her so-called ‘fans.’ Some thought the dictionary had no words to describe her newly released novel. “Madam, it was one...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jul 8, 2025 | Fiction, Short Stories
As the sun rose on Sunday morning, the air was filled with the cheerful chirping of birds. Suraj Verma groggily stirred in bed, berating himself for neglecting to close the curtains the night before. The soft morning rays filtered into his 8th-floor apartment. Barely...
