This is a podcast for readers who wish to listen to short stories that inspire or disrupt your feelings. This podcast is run by a student of literature, sometimes by herself, sometimes in collaboration with volunteers. For collaborations, don't hesitate to email onthoughtswiths@gmail.com
This short story is written by a Mongolian writer and was available in World Without Borders. It's a kafkaesque take on life from a woman's perspective.
8 Aug 2023
Once in a lifetime by Jhumpa Lahiri
This short story takes you to the memory lane of the child narrator who addresses the entire short story to 'you', a boy from India.
4 Jun 2023
The storyteller
This short story explores themes of morality and immorality in the adult's approach to children.
15 Mar 2023
The ones who walk away from Omelas
Explore the dystopian city of Omelas in this short story by American author Ursula K LeGuin
16 Nov 2022
The Jungle Major from 'These Hills called Home' by Temsula Ao
This short story by Temsula Ao features protagonists who may appear as the ugly hero and the beautiful heroine in any story collection. But what really makes this unique is the cultural background in which this story is set. This short story is read by Harish, a student in Delhi University.
2 Aug 2022
Bliss by Katherine Mansfield
This short story was published in 1918 and is written by Katherine Mansfield, a New Zealand writer. It records the events of a 'blissful' day in Bertha Young's life.
4 May 2022
The Land of Sad Oranges by Ghassan Kanafani
It is about a family moving away from their homeland and attaining the refugee status in another country. My intention of uploading this short story does not involve harm to any religious or ethnic community. I urge the audience to listen to the emotions and alterations in the minds and bodies of children and families who lose a part of themselves when they lose their homeland.
30 Jan 2022
Ashamanja Babu's dog by Satyajit Ray
'Do you know if dogs laugh?' Listen to this hilarious yet thought-provoking short story by one of the greatest filmmakers and writers in Indian history.
24 Nov 2021
The story of an hour by Kate Chopin
The famous feminist writer also wrote a number of short stories alongside her major work 'The Awakening.' As expected, this short story delves into the womanly joy that early feminist writers felt after a break from the patriarchial control.
13 Oct 2021
Araby, a short story by James Joyce.
Set in Dublin, this short story explores the expectations of a young boy fall when he decides to go to Araby for his love.
10 Aug 2021
INDIAN EDUCATION by Sherman Alexie
This is part of the short story collection 'The lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven'. This short story traces the journey of a native american in classroom spaces and the discrimination and stereotype he/she is bound to encounter.
24 Jun 2021
My name, an excerpt from 'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisnero
Hi so this is like a departure from the usual kinds of stories that are read in this channel. I chose this excerpt because it questions the origin and history of your name, and your identity!
17 May 2021
A very old man with enormous wings by Gabriel Marquez
This short story is written by the famous Nobel Laurette from Columbia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. While listening, pay attention to the elements of 'magical realism' which his writing is most associated with. The key themes that manifest in this short story are moral values like compassion contradicting the nature of human beings such that we forget about the distinction between fair and unfair methods of expression.
5 May 2021
Everything counts by Ama Ata Aidoo
This author belongs to Ghana and gives a postcolonial dilemna of Ghanian women and many like her. The key words to notice are 'wig', 'revolution' and 'beauty contest'. This book is part of her collection 'No Sweetness here and other stories' borrowed from the Internet Archive.
18 Mar 2021
Looking for a rain god by Bessie Head
Bessie Head is a postcolonial writer from Africa who lived in exile in various parts of other countries in Africa. This story is from the country of Botswana. The major themes that surround this story is helplessness in front of a lost cause.
14 Jan 2021
TOBA TEK SINGH, a short story by Saadat Hasan Manto.
This is an English translation of a short story from Partition Literature, from the lands of Hindustan. The major themes to look out for: displacement, madness as a trope, partition as an event and ordinary lives.
8 Jan 2021
Hands by Sherwood Anderson (Part 1 & 2)
It is an American short story, written in 1916. The major themes that manifest in the reading of this story are isolation, loneliness, alienation, fear and connection. This short story is read by Arun Jose, a student of Delhi University.
29 Dec 2020
A SEASON OF NO RETURN by Gurdial Singh, translated by Rana Nayar.
This short story interrogates themes like the anxiety of living in unfamiliar spaces, the change in the city and village spaces and modernity's obsession with a mechanised lifestyle.
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