It has been a washout February as far as writing is concerned for me. I haven’t got a word on paper (or on MS Word, actually) in this entire month, all of it due to what I would like to blame on writer’s block, but in reality, is a curious mix of laziness and distractions. … Read more
This week I complete one year of weekly posts on the blog. I am happy to note and report that a Dehradun-based book blogger sent me this review of my book of short stories “Kaleidoscope”. At the risk of blowing my own trumpet, I am enclosing it below. 🙂 *** 7 Reasons to Read Kaleidoscope … Read more
Wishing you a Happy 2022. Hope the New Year has begun on a good note for you. As for me, it was good as I returned from a road trip to the North East part of India. It was a beautiful trip in a beautiful, unexplored region of India. Before that, in end November, I … Read more
2021 is coming to an end, and due to your readership and providence at play, what started earlier this year as an experiment in blogging stories and articles has made it through the year. I would like to thank you for reading my emails and posts. I have received a lot of comments, feedback and … Read more
More things are returning to normal than earlier, more people are making plans for the future than earlier and more eyes are brighter than earlier, all of which are good things. In that spirit of cautious optimism of the past month, I made some plans of writing more short fiction in 2021 than earlier :). … Read more
Do you like stories about life, death, and human behaviour with a twist? Welcome to Kaleidoscope – short stories of many hues – which will haunt you, tingle your spine, provoke thought and, often, bring a smile. What if a patient in coma can hear everything around her? Why does an old man find an … Read more
My new fiction novel is now available. It is called “Give Me a Break” and is available in Kindle and Paperback. “Give Me a Break” is a humourous novel featuring the two characters I have created, namely Jigneshbhai and Swami. You may read the Kindle version on your Kindle device OR on the Kindle App … Read more
Hello, My new fiction novel “The Good, The Bad and The Silly” featuring Jigneshbhai and Swami is now available. You can get a personal copy of the book at the following links: PDF: https://ranjitkulkarni.com/product/thegood-thebad-and-thesilly/ Kindle: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08777W31Z Paperback (after lockdown): https://store.pothi.com/book/ranjit-kulkarni-good-bad-and-silly Get Ready for Jigneshbhai and SwamiWhen an innocent health check-up report seen by Raji Periamma leads to Swami … Read more
What an experience the past 30 days have been! I hope this note finds you well, mentally, physically, emotionally. I pray you are as well as you can be, with a mix that is more in favour of happiness and joy than their opposites. For me, the past month has been productive as I finished … Read more