Smudged: Tales Across Time

Smudged: Tales Across Time
Smudged: Tales Across Time – walks the delicate border between memory and myth, reality and reverie. These are not merely ghost stories, but human stories of people, places and moments that never truly end.
Stories sometimes don’t begin only on paper; they begin as feelings. A scent that lingers too long. A room that kindles a memory. A voice you can’t quite place. These tales were born of such moments — elusive, insistent, and deeply human.
From the windswept desolate sands of Rajasthan to the mist-laced stairwells of haunted colleges, from the echoing cells of Hijli Jail to the whimsical lanes of Dehradun, each story peers into a realm just beyond sight. Some are drawn from real places: the tigers and leopards of the Sal forests of India, even the warm bustle of city streets where a beagle like Sushi might just save the day. They may even live in libraries seeking justice; others rise like breath on cold glass — half-seen, wholly felt.
The ghosts in Smudged Tales stir memories. They are the echoes of grief, love, longing, and injustice that linger in walls, forests, and hearts.
These stories span decades of life and imagination.
Sometimes, the past doesn’t stay buried. It lingers — in old houses, forgotten photographs, a whiff of jasmine on a winter night. These tales grew from such moments, a flicker of intuition, a childhood memory that never quite made sense. The quiet feeling that someone was watching — not with malice, but with memory.
I believe stories are never just fiction. They’re emotions in disguise. A way of remembering what history forgets. Through these pages, I invite you to listen — not just with your ears, but with the soft corners of your heart.
“You may or may not believe in ghosts; I do believe… they believe in you.”