Welcome 2022

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 had gone on a road trip to Gujarat, another wonderful state of contrasts, though very different from the North East.

Here are a couple of videos that provide a peek into the two trips. Watch them (with speakers on) at the links below.

Gujarat

North East

I have a few work-in-progress stories that I wrote inspired by some experiences during these road trips. I am planning to edit and compile them into a short collection of travel stories, sometime later this year. Watch out for it!

That apart, as I was getting back into the mood of writing after a break, I went through the blog posts over the past year, and saw a report named the Most Read posts of the year 2021.

Just in case you missed any of them or would be interested in reading them again, here they are:

Top 12 Posts of 2021

Soulmate: Short Story
Fountain Pen: Short Story
I am just a Facebook post
Coma: Short Story
Flying Colours
Aryan: Short Story
Help: Short Story
Swami’s Appraisal
Short or Medium?
Morning Walk
Confession: Short Story
A Second Chance: Short Story

Was nice to read that, but I found no surprises in that. Let me know if you found anything unexpected. Seven of them are Short Stories that have been published in Magazines or Journals, and released as part of my short story collections.

Notable misses from this list seem to be the Jigneshbhai and Swami conversations. Some funny or thought provoking articles find a place in that list instead.

For 2022, for the blog, I am hoping to post once every week again (Tuesday).

Expect one short story to be posted on the blog every month, mostly in the last week of the month. The rest of the weeks is going to be a mix of articles and updates. Let us see how it shapes up.

More importantly, I expect to release a few more books of short stories this year. Hence, apart from the blog, keep checking my Amazon Author Page for new book releases from time to time (would be great if you follow it). Also make sure you have the Free Kindle App to read them on your phone or tablet.

I am planning to release them beyond Amazon this year on other ebook stores like Apple iBooks, Google Play, Nook, Kobo, Scribd and others. Also expect some news on short story collections in Paperback soon. Watch this blog for more.

Apart from these, if you would like to get a free copy of my short story collection “People We Know and Other Stories” and read and post a review of it, check out Booksirens at the link HERE. You will need to provide your email to get a copy from Booksirens directly. The book is currently on a three month reviewer promotion there, and it would be great if you could be one of them.

That’s the update at the start of the year from me. Best Wishes for 2022, and hope it turns out to be a good one for everyone. Your comments and feedback via email or on the blog are more than welcome. Happy Reading. Thank You!