Writer · @aniruddhmenon

Aniruddh Menon

Stories, mostly. Interested in the things people leave unsaid.

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i'm fine

I say it to myself every day. I'm fine. Most days I almost mean it. The words feel like a reflex now, a conditioned response to th…

#self-reflection#mental health#daily struggles

— Aniruddh MenonAug 25, 2026

unsent

I found the letter in a box of old papers. It was folded and creased. It was addressed to someone I used to love. I sat down on th…

#old letters#unspoken words#past

— AnonymousAug 24, 2026

packing up the kitchen

She stood in the kitchen. Surrounded by boxes. The countertops were bare. The cabinets were empty. It was a strange feeling. Like…

#loss#memory#change

— Aniruddh MenonAug 21, 2026

rearranging the furniture

I've been putting off the inevitable, rearranging the furniture in this flat I'm about to leave. It's a pointless exercise, but it…

#furniture#rearranging#leaving

— Aniruddh MenonAug 20, 2026

waiting outside

I sit in the car, the engine off. The hospital looms behind me, the windows lit up like a grid. I've been waiting for hours, the m…

#waiting#uncertainty#hospital

— Aniruddh MenonAug 17, 2026

still writing

He sat at his desk. Pen in hand. Paper in front of him. He was writing lecture notes. Like he used to. Before he retired. It was a…

#habit#routine#purpose

— Aniruddh MenonAug 11, 2026

the evening walk

He took the same walk every evening, for twenty years. It was a habit, a ritual. He didn't think about it, didn't even notice it.…

#walk#evening#habit

— Aniruddh MenonAug 7, 2026

the prize

He walked home from school, the prize clutched in his hand. It was a small trophy, not very impressive, but it was his. He had won…

#boy#prize#father

— Aniruddh MenonAug 6, 2026

coffee and small talk

We sat across from each other, two old friends who hadn't spoken in years. The cafe was busy, the sounds of espresso machines and…

#friendship#small talk#silence

— Aniruddh MenonAug 3, 2026

the long drive

We set out early, before the sun rose over the fields. The road unwound before us, a long ribbon of asphalt. We didn't fight, not…

#long drive#couple#silence

— Aniruddh MenonJul 31, 2026

leaving

She stands at the door, watching him pack the last of his bags. He's leaving for another city, one that's far away from here. She…

#goodbyes#sisterly love#new beginnings

— Aniruddh MenonJul 30, 2026

packing up

She stood in her mother's kitchen, the cabinets empty and bare. The countertops were wiped clean, the only sound the hum of the re…

#memory#loss#kitchen

— Aniruddh MenonJul 30, 2026

notes for no one

He sits at his desk, the paper in front of him. He writes in a slow, deliberate script. The words flow onto the page, the sentence…

#writing#legacy#teaching

— Aniruddh MenonJul 29, 2026

a pause

She says I'm fine and for a moment it's almost true. Her eyes don't drop. A small movement in her throat. Then the pause stretches…

#small talk#gaps

— AnonymousJul 26, 2026

waiting for a train

My brother is leaving. I stood in the doorway watching him pack. He had two suitcases and a backpack. The suitcases were old. The…

#sibling love#distance#memory

— AnonymousJul 25, 2026

old letter

She finds it in a box, tucked away in a corner of her closet. An old letter, one she wrote but never sent. It's addressed to him,…

#lost love#memories#longing

— Aniruddh MenonJul 23, 2026

the shop on elm street

He remembers the woman who comes in every Thursday for a coffee and a pastry. He remembers the man who buys a newspaper every morn…

#routine#familiarity#faces

— AnonymousJul 22, 2026

last evening

The flat is empty. The rooms are bare. The walls are cold. The furniture is gone. The memories are all that's left. I walk from ro…

#empty spaces#memories#leaving

— AnonymousJul 21, 2026

two old friends

They sat across from each other. Not much to say. Just small talk. The kind of conversation you have with someone you used to know…

#awkwardness#silence#old friends

— AnonymousJul 15, 2026

a crack in the wall

He notices the way people hang their pictures. Some group them tightly, others space them far apart. In this house, a single frame…

#detail#observation#repairman

— Aniruddh MenonJul 15, 2026

last evening

I sit on the couch, looking around the flat. It's empty now, the boxes all packed. The walls are bare, the floors creaky. I think…

#goodbyes#moving on#memories

— Aniruddh MenonJul 13, 2026

the shopkeeper

He remembers every order, every face. But he can't recall names. It's a quirk, one that he's grown accustomed to. He runs a small…

#memory#human connection#loneliness

— Aniruddh MenonJul 11, 2026

waiting outside the hospital

He sat in the driver's seat. Engine off. Waiting. The hospital loomed in front of him. A sprawling complex of buildings. He had be…

#uncertainty#fear#hope

— Aniruddh MenonJul 8, 2026

a missed call

The phone on the counter lights up. A number he doesn't know. He wipes his hands on a towel and looks out the window. The call goe…

#silence#unknown

— Aniruddh MenonJul 7, 2026

a missed call

I stared at the phone for a long time. A number I didn't recognize. No message. Just a missed call. I thought about calling back.…

#uncertainty#regret#time

— AnonymousJul 7, 2026

the prize

he won a prize at school, a small trophy for an essay he wrote about his favorite book. he didn't tell his father, didn't want to…

#prize#silence#memory

— AnonymousJul 4, 2026

two old friends

They sat across from each other. Two old friends. Years apart. The conversation was careful. Each word chosen. Each topic avoided.…

#awkwardness#distance#avoidance

— AnonymousJul 4, 2026

waiting outside

i've been sitting here. in my car. outside the hospital. for hours. waiting for news. the sun is high. in the sky.…

#waiting#hospitals#uncertainty

— Aniruddh MenonJul 3, 2026

notes

he sits at his desk. with a pen. and a piece of paper. writing notes. for a lecture. that will never be given. the…

#routine#legacy#emptiness

— Aniruddh MenonJul 3, 2026

a small thing

the repairman notices the way people display their photographs. some in neat frames, some in clusters, some alone on a shelf. he s…

#repairman#photographs

— AnonymousJul 2, 2026

the prize

The boy walked home from school, the prize clutched tightly in his hand. It was a small trophy, a golden figurine on a marble base…

#prize#father-son relationship#silence

— Aniruddh MenonJul 2, 2026

evening walk

I've been taking the same walk every evening for twenty years. It's a routine, a ritual. I walk down the same street, past the sam…

#routine#reflection#nature

— Aniruddh MenonJul 2, 2026

the long drive

we've been driving for hours. the landscape outside is a monotony of fields and highways. we're not fighting, but we're not not fi…

#long drive#silence#distance

— AnonymousJul 1, 2026

the habit of fine

I say it often. I'm fine. And mostly I am. The words become a reflex. A way to deflect concern. To move the conversation along. It…

#self#habits#words

— Aniruddh MenonJul 1, 2026

missed call

he glanced at the screen. a number he didn't know. no message. he put the phone back in his pocket.

#uncertainty#silence

— Aniruddh MenonJul 1, 2026

waiting

The driver sat in the car. Outside the hospital. Waiting. The engine off. The silence heavy. He stared out…

#stillness#anticipation#uncertainty

— AnonymousJul 1, 2026

evening walk

he takes the same walk every evening, a routine that's been etched into his bones. twenty years, and he's never missed a day. the…

#walk#routine#meditation

— Aniruddh MenonJun 30, 2026

rearranging

i keep rearranging the furniture in this flat, trying to find a configuration that feels right. it's a compulsion, one that i'm no…

#rearranging#furniture#limbo

— Aniruddh MenonJun 29, 2026

the drive

They drive in silence, the only sound the hum of the engine. They're not fighting, but they're not not fighting either. The tensio…

#silence#tension#relationship

— Aniruddh MenonJun 29, 2026

the shop on main street

He remembers orders. Every single one. The woman who comes in every Thursday for a pound of coffee beans. The man who always buys…

#memory#faces#names

— Aniruddh MenonJun 28, 2026

found in a box

A letter. Written years ago. Never sent. I find it in a box. In the attic. The words are faded. But the feelings remain. Strong. U…

#letters#memories#unsent

— Aniruddh MenonJun 28, 2026

sunday morning

My brother stands by the door. His bag is packed. He checks his phone for what feels like the hundredth time. I watch him. Trying…

#family#leaving#growing up

— Aniruddh MenonJun 28, 2026

lecture notes

I still write them. Lecture notes. For no one. I sit at my desk. With my books. With my papers. And I write.…

#routine#memory#solitude

— AnonymousJun 27, 2026

the repairman's gaze

I've been a repairman for over a decade. In that time, I've seen the inside of countless houses. At first, it was just a series of…

#repairman# observation#family dynamics

— Aniruddh MenonJun 26, 2026

rearranging

She moves the couch to the other wall, the armchair to the window. The coffee table is now in the corner, the TV on the opposite w…

#rearranging#moving#uncertainty

— Aniruddh MenonJun 25, 2026

last night on elgin street

I walk around the flat. One last time. Looking for anything. I might have missed. The rooms are empty. Echoing. I feel a sense of…

#moving#leaving#goodbyes

— Aniruddh MenonJun 23, 2026

packing up

she opened the cabinet. and started taking out the dishes. her mother's kitchen. was now just a collection of objects. to be packe…

#letting go#memory#emptiness

— Aniruddh MenonJun 23, 2026

a missed call

I stared at the phone. A number I didn't know. No message. Just a missed call. I thought about calling back. But something stopped…

#uncertainty#reflection#silence

— AnonymousJun 21, 2026

an afternoon

we sat across from each other in a quiet cafe. years since we last spoke. i ordered a coffee. he had tea. we talked about the weat…

#old friends#awkward silences#lost connections

— Aniruddh MenonJun 21, 2026

packing up

She stood in the kitchen. Surrounded by boxes. The counters were empty. The cabinets bare. Her mother's kitchen. Now just a collec…

#change#loss#silence

— AnonymousJun 20, 2026