by Yatindra Tawde | May 21, 2026 | Short Stories, Uncategorized
#InnTales-5The PunishmentThe villagers of Trasik village hunt for food in the mountains, mainly wild beasts while fruits and edible leaves make up their vegetarian fare. It was 2 generations ago, that the ancestors of today’s Trasikians, had their first encounter with...
by Yatindra Tawde | Apr 5, 2026 | Short Stories, Uncategorized
Ganpatrao and Sheela tai were very happy. Their daughter, Tanvi’s marriage was finally fixed. “Sheela, Tanvi has been so fortunate, isn’t it? She has waited patiently all these years, taking all those rejections in her stride…but, all’s well that end well,...
by Yatindra Tawde | Nov 8, 2025 | Short Stories
Ashutosh overindulged himself when he had a stopover in Dallas and the Delhi Belly struck him viciously. He called in sick for the early morning flight and this time it was none other than his ex-wife, Margaret who was deputed to replace him.She was sleeping with...
by Yatindra Tawde | Sep 13, 2025 | Short Stories, Uncategorized
Who am I? I am just a cemetery, tasked with hugging the bones of departed souls. Today I have a story to tell. One day, they brought the body of a dead woman. Poor Annette, they whispered. Died due to a prolonged fight with Typhoid, poor soul. As they laid her body on...
by Yatindra Tawde | Jul 27, 2025 | Short Stories, Uncategorized
#ArtoonsInn #Five00-23 I stood at the airport, watching them walk away, not knowing when or if I’d see them again. As this thought crossed my mind, I had already decided that I was not going to see them again. Fools. And imbeciles. These were the only words...
by Yatindra Tawde | Apr 20, 2025 | Short Stories
12 years old Ayush looked dashing in the camouflaged uniform. His mother, Urvashi, pulled him towards her. “May no evil eye fall on you ever. Here, that should protect you from the evil gaze.” With that, she put a spot of kajal just behind his left ear. Rolling his...
