Swami G's Short Stories

Nikhil Baliga
3.9
11 reviews
Ebook
39
Pages

About this ebook

A collection of 15 short stories, each one beginning with a quote by Swami Gulagulaananda... The stories are inspired by Saki's sucker-punch style.


The Stories are:

1) Quirk

A young man is desperate to save his lady love. When driven to points of desperation, the human spirit either breaks or does remarkable things. And this young man doesn't break...


2) The Patient

A young man recounts his story to his psychiatrist. And as he narrates it, he realises that something is terribly terribly wrong.


3) The Mole

A smart and intelligent officer is tasked to infiltrate a deadly cartel. Will he succeed?


4) The Ride Back Home

A young man decides to place his trust in the navigation app. A wrong detour makes for an eerie experience.


5) The Medallion

A story about a boy with a copper medallion who loses his younger brother in a crowded railway station. What does fate have in store for him?


6) Just Let Go

The story of a man stuck in a theatre with his wife. However, he has a nagging urgency to leave, and knows that things will be horribly wrong.... unless he lets go


7) The Unchivalrous Traveller

A young man decides to stand-up against social justice warriors for the sake of a poor man


8) The Demon Cave

Three young friends decide to explore the haunt of a demon. Will they make it?


9) The Eye Opener

A young girl has her mind set on an expensive present... Until she meets an elderly lady


10) The Fruitcake

A geeky young boy discovers butterflies in his stomach when he is introduced to a smart young girl


11) The Escaped Convict

With a police jeep chasing me, I entered a house with a low balcony, only to find my classmate inside with skeletons in her closet...


12) The Haunted House

A group of four discuss their experiences of a haunted house, and one of them decides to prove that there are no such things as ghost...


13) The Desperate Attempt

A young man decides to take a stance against advertising that lures the gullible


14) The Bleeding Heart

What it is to have loved and lost...


15) The Race Against Time

A man describes the race against time... the constant running

Ratings and reviews

3.9
11 reviews
BY D
December 19, 2015
When I'm able to "see" characters, their clothing composition, sense the surroundings, hear the tone of their speech, visualize every aspect, etc., that is excellence.
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A Google user
October 23, 2018
Excellent had me gripped a must read
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Brenda Myrick
November 20, 2016
Did not get to read the book!!!
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