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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
A world where taking a bite from another’s plate is a crime; a woman pregnant with a creature that can only be called demonic; a debt settled with a husband’s ear; a world where men are infertile and children are sown into mud and harvested like plants; a man who hires a contract killer to end his own life; a man who gives his mother to the man whose mother he killed as compensation; a mother who employs a hitman as a babysitter; a man who wakes up
A world where taking a bite from another’s plate is a crime; a woman pregnant with a creature that can only be called demonic; a debt settled with a husband’s ear; a world where men are infertile and children are sown into mud and harvested like plants; a man who hires a contract killer to end his own life; a man who gives his mother to the man whose mother he killed as compensation; a mother who employs a hitman as a babysitter; a man who wakes up to discover that eggs do not exist; a market where IQs are bought and sold; a dystopia where words cost more than life.
Birthing is a collection of short stories rooted in absurdity, moral collapse, and quiet horror. These stories examine inner conflict, social cruelty, and the human need to belong—within systems that neither care nor explain themselves.
A world where taking a bite from another’s plate is a crime; a woman pregnant with a creature that can only be called demonic; a debt settled with a husband’s ear; a world where men are infertile and children are sown into mud and harvested like plants; a man who hires a contract killer to end his own life; a man who gives his mother to the man whose mother he killed as compensation; a mother who employs a hitman as a babysitter; a man who wakes up
A world where taking a bite from another’s plate is a crime; a woman pregnant with a creature that can only be called demonic; a debt settled with a husband’s ear; a world where men are infertile and children are sown into mud and harvested like plants; a man who hires a contract killer to end his own life; a man who gives his mother to the man whose mother he killed as compensation; a mother who employs a hitman as a babysitter; a man who wakes up to discover that eggs do not exist; a market where IQs are bought and sold; a dystopia where words cost more than life.
Birthing is a collection of short stories rooted in absurdity, moral collapse, and quiet horror. These stories examine inner conflict, social cruelty, and the human need to belong—within systems that neither care nor explain themselves.
A little black woodpecker had its
beak stuck in the hollow bark of a tree.
It fluttered and twitched, hoping for release,
all to no avail. Eventually, it gave up,
knowing that its demise was certain,
and after I saw its submission, I went out and climbed the
tree and gently pulled it free.
But what happened in the process, was that a part of its
beak chipped and remained stuck in the wood.
The bird, in fear, spasmed and died
A little black woodpecker had its
beak stuck in the hollow bark of a tree.
It fluttered and twitched, hoping for release,
all to no avail. Eventually, it gave up,
knowing that its demise was certain,
and after I saw its submission, I went out and climbed the
tree and gently pulled it free.
But what happened in the process, was that a part of its
beak chipped and remained stuck in the wood.
The bird, in fear, spasmed and died in my hands; And then,
all I could do was weep.
Weep and weep and weep,
for I was now the murderer of something that death had already
consumed.
I was no one’s saviour. No one’s.
A poet writes, to be able to remember
that there lies an unfinished poem
on his desk, waiting to be completed,
as he sits on his pot, taking a shit;
a poet writes so that he can bear the
weight of food,
crashing against his oesophagus;
a poet writes to be able to
gather the strength, to walk down the
doctor’s corridor, for a prostrate exam;
a poet writes to be able to open a
jar of pickles;
a poet writes to
A poet writes, to be able to remember
that there lies an unfinished poem
on his desk, waiting to be completed,
as he sits on his pot, taking a shit;
a poet writes so that he can bear the
weight of food,
crashing against his oesophagus;
a poet writes to be able to
gather the strength, to walk down the
doctor’s corridor, for a prostrate exam;
a poet writes to be able to open a
jar of pickles;
a poet writes to be able to fuck;
a poet writes to be able to guide his glass
of whiskey, all the way to his mouth, and
gulp it all down knowing that
he would only be able to work better;
a poet writes to be able to make a pile
out of the empty lighters he is so
exhausted to refill;
a poet writes to be able to afford a
packet of ramen;
and his gastritis medications;
and his melatonin strips;
and his Vitamin B’s;
and his apples;
and his condoms;
and his electrolytes;
the rest is useless.
A poet writes so that he is able to
stand above the body of the
cockroach he had squashed under his feet,
knowing that he has the power to
immortalise death;
and to have the courage to get a
root canal treatment; and also, a
cyst removal;
a poet writes to be able to read;
and to be able to
sleep; and digest; and yawn; and
stretch; and sneeze; and
clip his toenails; and blink;
and piss; and meditate; but most
importantly, a poet writes,
to be able to relax his lungs.
And, my friend,
there is no one who can change that.
‘If a poet falls in love with you,
you can never die,’
I read somewhere.
But what if he burns his art, O foolish stranger?
What if he burns his poems?
Isn't that the most painful
kind of death there is?
You get a small taste of immortality,
before you're stripped of it;
before you're forced into being a simple
mortal,
who'll never be
remembered by anyone,
all over again.
I see nothing worse th
‘If a poet falls in love with you,
you can never die,’
I read somewhere.
But what if he burns his art, O foolish stranger?
What if he burns his poems?
Isn't that the most painful
kind of death there is?
You get a small taste of immortality,
before you're stripped of it;
before you're forced into being a simple
mortal,
who'll never be
remembered by anyone,
all over again.
I see nothing worse than that.
Mr. Bootyhole hung a photo frame over
the wall, and
came home to find it shattered.
He did not know whom or what to blame:
the weight of the body of the frame;
the tree it was cut from;
the mud the sapling was planted in;
the high definition of the picture;
the printer which took forth the job of printing it;
the glass embedded within;
the improper making of the brick
Mr. Bootyhole hung a photo frame over
the wall, and
came home to find it shattered.
He did not know whom or what to blame:
the weight of the body of the frame;
the tree it was cut from;
the mud the sapling was planted in;
the high definition of the picture;
the printer which took forth the job of printing it;
the glass embedded within;
the improper making of the bricks-
included, but not limited to the furnace
they were baked in, the manager, and the one who
gave them shape;
the frailty of the nail which held it in place;
the weak blows of the hammer;
its slippery grip;
the paint on the wall;
the humidity of the room;
global warming;
the lightbulb over the frame;
its filament;
the electricity wires running in the walls;
the wind that blew in through the window;
or his own incompetence.
All he knew was that he needed to
find a broom, before
his cat injured her paws.
This novel is about a man who saw something quite unusual at an early age—he witnessed his father excrete red shit. That image didn’t pass; it fermented. Years later, when this peculiar character stumbles upon his first job in the corporate industry, his obsessions and explosive nature guide his actions at every turn, and not for the better.
Through diary entries that slip between past and present, he documents his life with unsettling
This novel is about a man who saw something quite unusual at an early age—he witnessed his father excrete red shit. That image didn’t pass; it fermented. Years later, when this peculiar character stumbles upon his first job in the corporate industry, his obsessions and explosive nature guide his actions at every turn, and not for the better.
Through diary entries that slip between past and present, he documents his life with unsettling candour—confessions of crimes and desires, flashes of humour, eruptions of rage, and a steady drift toward cruelty. He explains himself effortlessly, always convincingly, even when he shouldn’t. His yearning to achieve that shade of red shit once again lies unfulfilled, and that haunts him.
The result is a voice that is sharp, disturbing, and darkly funny—one that amuses as often as it repels. You will find yourself pulled between empathy and disgust, unable to settle on either.
Then come the roaches. All those who fall into the well of madness have one anchor that pulls them to the depths; these roaches are it.
Their existence is not the question of the book; what they bring to the table is.
This novel is about a man who saw something quite unusual at an early age—he witnessed his father excrete red shit. That image didn’t pass; it fermented. Years later, when this peculiar character stumbles upon his first job in the corporate industry, his obsessions and explosive nature guide his actions at every turn, and not for the better.
Through diary entries that slip between past and present, he documents his life with unsettling
This novel is about a man who saw something quite unusual at an early age—he witnessed his father excrete red shit. That image didn’t pass; it fermented. Years later, when this peculiar character stumbles upon his first job in the corporate industry, his obsessions and explosive nature guide his actions at every turn, and not for the better.
Through diary entries that slip between past and present, he documents his life with unsettling candour—confessions of crimes and desires, flashes of humour, eruptions of rage, and a steady drift toward cruelty. He explains himself effortlessly, always convincingly, even when he shouldn’t. His yearning to achieve that shade of red shit once again lies unfulfilled, and that haunts him.
The result is a voice that is sharp, disturbing, and darkly funny—one that amuses as often as it repels. You will find yourself pulled between empathy and disgust, unable to settle on either.
Then come the roaches. All those who fall into the well of madness have one anchor that pulls them to the depths; these roaches are it.
Their existence is not the question of the book; what they bring to the table is.
Mr. Bootyhole hung a photo frame over
the wall, and
came home to find it shattered.
He did not know whom or what to blame:
the weight of the body of the frame;
the tree it was cut from;
the mud the sapling was planted in;
the high definition of the picture;
the printer which took forth the job of printing it;
the glass embedded within;
the improper making of the brick
Mr. Bootyhole hung a photo frame over
the wall, and
came home to find it shattered.
He did not know whom or what to blame:
the weight of the body of the frame;
the tree it was cut from;
the mud the sapling was planted in;
the high definition of the picture;
the printer which took forth the job of printing it;
the glass embedded within;
the improper making of the bricks-
included, but not limited to the furnace
they were baked in, the manager, and the one who
gave them shape;
the frailty of the nail which held it in place;
the weak blows of the hammer;
its slippery grip;
the paint on the wall;
the humidity of the room;
global warming;
the lightbulb over the frame;
its filament;
the electricity wires running in the walls;
the wind that blew in through the window;
or his own incompetence.
All he knew was that he needed to
find a broom, before
his cat injured her paws.
A little black woodpecker had its
beak stuck in the hollow bark of a tree.
It fluttered and twitched, hoping for release,
all to no avail. Eventually, it gave up,
knowing that its demise was certain,
and after I saw its submission, I went out and climbed the
tree and gently pulled it free.
But what happened in the process, was that a part of its
beak chipped and remained stuck in the wood.
The bird, in fear, spasmed and died
A little black woodpecker had its
beak stuck in the hollow bark of a tree.
It fluttered and twitched, hoping for release,
all to no avail. Eventually, it gave up,
knowing that its demise was certain,
and after I saw its submission, I went out and climbed the
tree and gently pulled it free.
But what happened in the process, was that a part of its
beak chipped and remained stuck in the wood.
The bird, in fear, spasmed and died in my hands; And then,
all I could do was weep.
Weep and weep and weep,
for I was now the murderer of something that death had already
consumed.
I was no one’s saviour. No one’s.
A poet writes, to be able to remember
that there lies an unfinished poem
on his desk, waiting to be completed,
as he sits on his pot, taking a shit;
a poet writes so that he can bear the
weight of food,
crashing against his oesophagus;
a poet writes to be able to
gather the strength, to walk down the
doctor’s corridor, for a prostrate exam;
a poet writes to be able to open a
jar of pickles;
a poet writes to
A poet writes, to be able to remember
that there lies an unfinished poem
on his desk, waiting to be completed,
as he sits on his pot, taking a shit;
a poet writes so that he can bear the
weight of food,
crashing against his oesophagus;
a poet writes to be able to
gather the strength, to walk down the
doctor’s corridor, for a prostrate exam;
a poet writes to be able to open a
jar of pickles;
a poet writes to be able to fuck;
a poet writes to be able to guide his glass
of whiskey, all the way to his mouth, and
gulp it all down knowing that
he would only be able to work better;
a poet writes to be able to make a pile
out of the empty lighters he is so
exhausted to refill;
a poet writes to be able to afford a
packet of ramen;
and his gastritis medications;
and his melatonin strips;
and his Vitamin B’s;
and his apples;
and his condoms;
and his electrolytes;
the rest is useless.
A poet writes so that he is able to
stand above the body of the
cockroach he had squashed under his feet,
knowing that he has the power to
immortalise death;
and to have the courage to get a
root canal treatment; and also, a
cyst removal;
a poet writes to be able to read;
and to be able to
sleep; and digest; and yawn; and
stretch; and sneeze; and
clip his toenails; and blink;
and piss; and meditate; but most
importantly, a poet writes,
to be able to relax his lungs.
And, my friend,
there is no one who can change that.
‘If a poet falls in love with you,
you can never die,’
I read somewhere.
But what if he burns his art, O foolish stranger?
What if he burns his poems?
Isn't that the most painful
kind of death there is?
You get a small taste of immortality,
before you're stripped of it;
before you're forced into being a simple
mortal,
who'll never be
remembered by anyone,
all over again.
I see nothing worse th
‘If a poet falls in love with you,
you can never die,’
I read somewhere.
But what if he burns his art, O foolish stranger?
What if he burns his poems?
Isn't that the most painful
kind of death there is?
You get a small taste of immortality,
before you're stripped of it;
before you're forced into being a simple
mortal,
who'll never be
remembered by anyone,
all over again.
I see nothing worse than that.
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