Skip to content

The Idea-Smithy

X Instagram Bluesky RSS
  • PODCAST
  • PROFILE
  • CONTACT
The Idea-Smithy
Linkedin Twitter Instagram RSS
  • PODCAST |
  • PROFILE |
  • CONTACT
  • 
  G is for Gift
    Fiction | Relationships

    G is for Gift

    April 8, 2014March 28, 2023
    1 Comment

    I tried an exercise of epistolary format so I used a story you may already know. It’s about a gift.

    Keep Reading G is for GiftContinue

  • Fiction

    Protected: F is for Fear Economy (Feardom)

    April 7, 2014August 23, 2025
    1 Comment

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

    Keep Reading Protected: F is for Fear Economy (Feardom)Continue

  • 
  E is for Evil
    Body & Sex | Fiction

    E is for Evil

    April 7, 2014March 28, 2023
    0 Comments

    I wanted to do something dark and all the E words I could think of, were positive & bright. Exuberant. Elaborate. Excess. A friend suggested EVIL. How did I *not* think of that?

    Keep Reading E is for EvilContinue

  • 
  D is for Dread
    Fiction | Map Of Emotion

    D is for Dread

    April 4, 2014March 30, 2025
    0 Comments

    Today’s story came from the prompt ‘DREAD’.

    Keep Reading D is for DreadContinue

  • 
  C is for City
    City | Fiction | Politics & Feminism

    C is for City

    April 3, 2014March 28, 2023
    2 Comments

    I had an idea for a non-fiction piece when I realised today’s A2ZChallenge prompt ‘C’ would carry a story version well, if I said it stood for City.

    Keep Reading C is for CityContinue

  • 
  B is for BFF
    Fiction | Pop Culture | Relationships

    B is for BFF

    April 2, 2014March 28, 2023
    1 Comment

    I cheated, slightly. This isn’t a brand new story but one I wrote some time ago and had reviewed by a small group. I improved it since their feedback. It’s about friendship.

    Keep Reading B is for BFFContinue

  • 
  A is for Anniversary
    Body & Sex | Fiction | Relationships

    A is for Anniversary

    April 1, 2014April 1, 2023
    1 Comment

    I’m writing a short story everyday as part of April A2Z challenge. Each day’s prompt is a different letter of the alphabet.

    Keep Reading A is for AnniversaryContinue

  • 
  A Generation Of ‘Forgive & Forget’
    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    A Generation Of ‘Forgive & Forget’

    April 1, 2014March 28, 2023
    8 Comments

    I went to lunch with a beloved aunt, last week. She is one of my role models, having blazed the corporate path in the 70s and faced racial and gender prejudices. She has also had a ‘love marriage’ to a wonderful but non-Tamilian man. We spoke of work (hers and…

    Keep Reading A Generation Of ‘Forgive & Forget’Continue

  • 
  The Bystander Chauvinist And Me
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Bystander Chauvinist And Me

    March 27, 2014March 28, 2023
    2 Comments

    He’s not a bad person. He’s a law-abiding citizen, professional, family man. But he doesn’t think women have it worse. He still is a chauvinist.

    Keep Reading The Bystander Chauvinist And MeContinue

  • 
  A Brand Walks Into A Party
    Digital World | WorkSpace

    A Brand Walks Into A Party

    March 26, 2014September 17, 2023
    1 Comment

    I like to approach social media the way I approach socialising. How do I behave at a party?

    Keep Reading A Brand Walks Into A PartyContinue

Page navigation

Previous PagePrevious 1 … 80 81 82 83 84 … 201 Next PageNext

Body & Sex Books City Digital World Fiction Home & Identity Map Of Emotion Poetry Politics & Feminism Pop Culture Relationships Roving I WorkSpace

Archives

April 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  
« Mar    

Comments

  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

© 2026 The Idea-Smithy - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP

Scroll to top
 

Loading Comments...
 

    Search