fiction
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Bananas Don’t Belong in the Fridge
– a Talesmith Short by Rajesh Muthuraj At seventy-two, Gopal moved into a senior residency with one dream: peace. No office calls, no relatives asking him to fix taps, and absolutely no roommates. He had spent forty years earning enough money to finally sit quietly and complain about the government in silence. Unfortunately, the residency… Read more
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The Great WhatsApp Disaster
– a Talesmith Short by Rajesh Muthuraj Rohan had two WhatsApp groups that looked dangerously similar. One was called “The Legends” — his chaotic friends’ group where people sent memes at 2 a.m. and roasted each other mercilessly. The other was “The Legends Family Group” — where his aunties sent bright “Good Morning” roses acknowledged… Read more
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The First Dosa Always Dies for a Cause
By Rajesh Muthuraj | A Talesmith Original Every kitchen has its fallen hero. The gas hisses. The tawa gleams. The batter waits, innocent and confident, like a student ready for the exam it will definitely fail. You swirl the ladle with all the grace of a master chef on a cooking show. For a moment,… Read more
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One Note Away From Staying
My name doesn’t matter anymore. Once, I was someone’s husband. I was a man who shared coffee with laughter and fought over silly things like TV volume. But after Meera passed, the world went quiet. The TV still worked. The kettle still whistled. But silence had taken over everything in between. Now, I live like… Read more
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The DOG that BLOGGED
Pommy wasn’t always this…burdened. There was a glorious time, a year ago, when life was sheer, unadulterated bliss. Jackie, her human, was a goddess of treats, belly rubs, and sunbeam-napping allowances. Every scratch behind the ears felt like a blessing, every new squeaky toy a miracle. Pommy, a fluffy Pomeranian with a perpetually surprised expression,… Read more
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The Quiet Hum of a Broken Man
Meet Rajeev, the ever-smiling breadwinner but a man carrying the weight of the world with a smile plastered on his face. His laughter, a melody that once filled rooms with joy, now echoed in the hollow chambers of his heart, a stark contrast to the vibrant facade he presented to the world. He was a… Read more
