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Published in Dancing Elephants Press

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Why, Hello There! This is Gaurav Jain

This call may or may not be recorded for training purposes — Since he was twenty days old, Gaurav Jain has been the proud owner of monkey bite marks on his right earlobe. He once brought back an ice cream for his little sister—in his school lunchbox—on a summer afternoon. Born and bred in the land of snake charmers, he now lives…

Dep Book Project

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Why, Hello There! This is Gaurav Jain
Why, Hello There! This is Gaurav Jain

Published in New Writers Welcome

·19 hours ago

Starting An Exclusive Reading Club for Writers

If you are struggling with poor stats, this is your opportunity to boost them — Dear Writers, What does an artist want the most? Appreciation for their art, yes?! It may be a painting sale for a painter, a packed auditorium for a singer, or a sold-out show for anyone in the movie business. Writing is art too. Yet, we know it’s the least appreciated of all…

Reading

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An Exclusive Virtual Reading Club for Writers
An Exclusive Virtual Reading Club for Writers

Published in The Memoirist

·23 hours ago

When Life Gives You Lemons, Drink Tequila, and Add Salt

Celebrate failures — First taste of failure When he had his first failure at school, Tez’s father took his entire family to dinner at the most expensive restaurant in the city. Everyone in the family was allowed to order anything they wanted. “Dad, you understand I failed today, right? In multiple subjects,” Tez couldn’t resist but question…

Humor

4 min read

When Life Gives You Lemons, Drink Tequila, and Add Salt
When Life Gives You Lemons, Drink Tequila, and Add Salt

Published in QuickTalk

·2 days ago

A Very F̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶l̶y̶ Fatherly Person

Is your father your friend, or is your friend your father? — One day, Tinu’s teacher asked the entire class to come prepared with an essay on “my friend.” Unfortunately, the teacher got sick the next day and school’s principal sent in a substitute teacher. The substitute asked the students to write an essay on “my father.” Tinu and his classmates complained…

Satire

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A Very F̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶l̶y̶ Fatherly Person
A Very F̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶l̶y̶ Fatherly Person

Published in QuickTalk

·6 days ago

Mama, I Want to Be an Editor With Doctor Funny

It’s different! — Dear Dr. Burg, This is in reference to your article dated May 11, 2022 about the position of editor in your esteemed publication. FUCK THIS SHIT! Whaddup Mikey Boy, Listen, dude! I don’t meet any of the criteria you mentioned and won’t do anything you ask of me, won’t attend…

Satire

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Mama, I Want to Be an Editor With Doctor Funny
Mama, I Want to Be an Editor With Doctor Funny

Published in Doctor Funny

·6 days ago

Driving in India is a Fiesta

Where there’s a honk, there’s a way — Every driver in India needs three things. Good horn, good brakes, good luck. Driving in India is single-minded pursuit — point in the intended direction and keep going. Don’t bother about rules and lanes, nobody does. Passing To pass the vehicle in front of you, overtake from anywhere you can find…

Satire

3 min read

Driving in India is a Fiesta
Driving in India is a Fiesta

Published in The Memoirist

·May 8

I Don’t Eat Shit That Farts

I know my food. Or do I? — In India, engineers are made and destroyed on the night before the semester examinations. The more we practiced mugging the lessons the previous night and vomiting everything on the answer sheets the next day, the better we got at it. I remember it was my last year at college. I…

Food

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I Don’t Eat Shit That Farts
I Don’t Eat Shit That Farts

Published in Songstories

·May 6

I Auditioned for Indian Idol

The cat is out of the bag — I promised myself this secret would get buried with me one day. Nobody — not even my family — knew of this secret until I may have spilled a bean or two in this story. It was a moment of weakness while I took a trip down memory lane looking…

Music

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I Auditioned for Indian Idol
I Auditioned for Indian Idol

Published in The Press Box

·May 5

The Press Box Newsletter — May 5th

An issue packed with drama, new members, editor’s picks, milestones, tips — Howdy Friends, As a kid who grew up in India, cricket was the game I felt attracted to, like many other kids. It’s not that we didn’t have basketball courts or soccer fields at school. We did. But cricket is a phenomenon back home. Every other sport gets overshadowed by…

Sports

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The Press Box Newsletter — May 5th
The Press Box Newsletter — May 5th

Published in The Press Box

·May 4

The Full Monty

Recalling the night when Yuvraj Singh did something extraordinary — A player can’t feel prouder than representing their country on the world stage. But, sometimes, the pressure of the occasion can get to them. Especially when the opposition has their noses ahead. In cricket, sledging is a common practice players use to disturb the concentration of the opposition players. Aussies…

Sports

3 min read

The Full Monty
The Full Monty
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