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Creations from Shuah Khan, a writer who weaves stories from a life lived on two continents and in three cultures.
My upcoming book, a compilation of those stories will be released in late July 2026.
Latest Stories
Dreams do come true
Like a betel nut in a nutcracker
Quest for Sungudi sarees
If I have a breath, I can sell salt and live
Determined minds find path to success
Please, live in my memories forever
Veranda Tales-Who leads and who follows in a ballroom?
Veranda Tales-Strength of calmness
The eleven hour layover
My mother, the superhero
A father’s secret
Veranda Tales-Needle in a haystack
Veranda Tales-Feeling at home anywhere
Veranda Tales-Connecting with roots
Veranda Tales-Bonds of friendship
Veranda Tales-One step at a time …
Veranda Tales-Little joys of life
Veranda Tales-And the story continues …
Veranda Tales-Hold your horses
Veranda Tales-Bonds of love
Veranda Tales-A legendary rustler
Veranda Tales-Walking down through layers of history
Veranda Tales-Walking through the clouds
Veranda Tales-What happens when a fence eats the crop?
Veranda Tales-Traveling musician’s children
Veranda Tales-An exemplary friendship
Veranda Tales-The golden snake goddess
Veranda Tales-Turkeys at a spa
Veranda Tales-Sewing machine collects dust
Veranda Tales-Nanamma’s asthana pandithudu
Veranda Tales-Lima bean pulao paves the way
Veranda Tales-Fourteen years of slumber
Veranda Tales-A meaningful life with purpose
Veranda Tales-Where is that time machine?
Veranda Tales-What happened to the errand runner?
Veranda Tales-What happened to the parrot prince?
Veranda Tales-Seven wives of a parrot prince
Veranda Tales-Are they connected?
Veranda Tales-Summer of vegetable farming
Veranda Tales-Where did the candy go?
Veranda Tales-Biryani belly
Veranda Tales-Bucket bathing time
Veranda Tales - Free advice anybody?
Veranda Tales-Dussehra memories from the past
Veranda Tales-Weaving golden threads of magic
Veranda Tales-Somayya’s bread basket
Veranda Tales-Onionology
Veranda Tales-A very long rope
Veranda Tales-Fallen leaves
Veranda Tales-Nanna laughs like Bhima
Veranda Tales-Where are my sunglasses?
Veranda Tales-LEGO wars
Veranda Tales-Eating tea leaves
Who Am I?
Veranda Tales-Don’t stretch my sweater
Veranda Tales-How is that relevant?
Veranda Tales-Take a peek and come right back
My husband is Thor
Connecting the dots
Veranda Tales-My Naanamma’s excellence
Veranda Tales-Pleasures of bald heads
Veranda Tales-Closets full of clothes
Veranda Tales-Worrying robs life out of living
Veranda Tales-Do things happen for a reason?
Veranda Tales-Leopards can't change their spots
Veranda Tales-Dance of enchantment
Veranda Tales-One size doesn’t fit all
Veranda Tales-Sifting through
Veranda Tales-Rushing through life
Veranda Tales-Point of no return
Veranda Tales-Joking can be expensive
Veranda Tales-A day in a monkey’s life
Veranda Tales-Daydreaming at a traffic light
Veranda Tales-Wandering in Kakatiya realms
Veranda Tales-Hedonic treadmill
Veranda Tales-Being fully present
Veranda Tales-Do lizards have crystal balls?
Gutti vankaya kura every single day
Veranda Tales-Too much of a good thing
Veranda Tales-Drishti mantra to the rescue
Veranda Tales-Mud conchumences
Veranda Tales-People’s poet
Walking in the footsteps of mighty kings
Kupasta Mandukam finds an ocean
Veranda Tales-పిసినారి సోమయ్య (Pisinari Somayya)
Two moves, two schools, and three houses later
She lives on in my memory
Life on a farm by the train tracks
Veranda Tales-Life is challenging
Veranda Tales-Precious jewels from ancestors
Nanna races against time
Feasting on Pootharekulu to lifelong friendship
Floating down the Bay of Bengal to the Karimandalam
Veranda Tales-Nothing to see folks
Veranda Tales-Buttermilk for the masses
Mutton Pulav before and Rava dosa after
Alpha male monkey triumphs over Nani mama
Veranda Tales-Arbitrating Monkey
Veranda Tales-Don’t upset the applecart
Nanamma’s magical basket of treasures
Veranda Tales-Sattu is delicious
A mother’s ambitious plans
Veranda Tales-What happens during a sunshower?
Veranda Tales-Familiarity breeds contempt - does it really?
Veranda Tales-Looking through rose-colored glasses
My long lost best friend Govindu
Veranda Tales-The Merchant’s Belly button
Tatayya's precious gifts to me
Veranda Tales-Eating porridge is hard work
Veranda Tales-Never wrestle a pig
Veranda Tales-Dancer blames the drummer
Floating in the clouds
Veranda Tales-Creative fraud
Veranda Tales-Princess and the snake
Veranda Tales-A very resourceful woman
Veranda Tales-Nanamma's bellapatlu
Winter Tree
My Nanamma is an alien
A Tiny Invisible Foe
Nanna says bye
Gangothri says to Ganga
ఉగాది పచ్చడి తిన్న పిచ్చుక
Pichuka eats Ugadi Pachadi
Oasis of Life