Parth Shah
@parthshahseo.bsky.social
Writing fiction about grief, grit, and legacy. A slow-burn urban thriller grounded in real emotion. Start with Chapter One ↴ https://www.karamslegacy.com/
Most chapters reveal the plot.
Chapter 14 revealed me.
I didn’t expect to feel fear while writing it.
Not horror, not jump-scare fear—
But the quiet kind.
The kind that whispers: you just touched something true.
Now it’s yours to read.
Just know: it changed the way I see the story.
#Fiction
Chapter 14 revealed me.
I didn’t expect to feel fear while writing it.
Not horror, not jump-scare fear—
But the quiet kind.
The kind that whispers: you just touched something true.
Now it’s yours to read.
Just know: it changed the way I see the story.
#Fiction
June 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Most chapters reveal the plot.
Chapter 14 revealed me.
I didn’t expect to feel fear while writing it.
Not horror, not jump-scare fear—
But the quiet kind.
The kind that whispers: you just touched something true.
Now it’s yours to read.
Just know: it changed the way I see the story.
#Fiction
Chapter 14 revealed me.
I didn’t expect to feel fear while writing it.
Not horror, not jump-scare fear—
But the quiet kind.
The kind that whispers: you just touched something true.
Now it’s yours to read.
Just know: it changed the way I see the story.
#Fiction
Publishing fiction on Substack is a strange mix of hope, hustle, and hitting “send” into the void.
But that void spoke back. 19 readers deep.
That’s 19 people who chose my story over scrolling. Who met my characters and stuck around!
More chapters will drop soon. The world is still unfolding.
But that void spoke back. 19 readers deep.
That’s 19 people who chose my story over scrolling. Who met my characters and stuck around!
More chapters will drop soon. The world is still unfolding.
June 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Publishing fiction on Substack is a strange mix of hope, hustle, and hitting “send” into the void.
But that void spoke back. 19 readers deep.
That’s 19 people who chose my story over scrolling. Who met my characters and stuck around!
More chapters will drop soon. The world is still unfolding.
But that void spoke back. 19 readers deep.
That’s 19 people who chose my story over scrolling. Who met my characters and stuck around!
More chapters will drop soon. The world is still unfolding.
Most creators accidentally build clusters.
They write:
– “Why does my laptop overheat?”
– “How to cool it down”
– “How to clean your fan”
Want to make it intentional?
Start with the big question
Break it into Awareness → Exploration → Next Step
You don’t need fancy tools.
#SEO
They write:
– “Why does my laptop overheat?”
– “How to cool it down”
– “How to clean your fan”
Want to make it intentional?
Start with the big question
Break it into Awareness → Exploration → Next Step
You don’t need fancy tools.
#SEO
June 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Most creators accidentally build clusters.
They write:
– “Why does my laptop overheat?”
– “How to cool it down”
– “How to clean your fan”
Want to make it intentional?
Start with the big question
Break it into Awareness → Exploration → Next Step
You don’t need fancy tools.
#SEO
They write:
– “Why does my laptop overheat?”
– “How to cool it down”
– “How to clean your fan”
Want to make it intentional?
Start with the big question
Break it into Awareness → Exploration → Next Step
You don’t need fancy tools.
#SEO
Chapter 1 truly challenged me.
Amir's a watcher, a peacekeeper. And in this moment, on a hot subway platform, he has to decide whether to act, knowing how it could go wrong.
I wrote it thinking about how hard it is to carry a badge and still hold on to your humanity.
#BehindTheScenes #Fiction
Amir's a watcher, a peacekeeper. And in this moment, on a hot subway platform, he has to decide whether to act, knowing how it could go wrong.
I wrote it thinking about how hard it is to carry a badge and still hold on to your humanity.
#BehindTheScenes #Fiction
June 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Chapter 1 truly challenged me.
Amir's a watcher, a peacekeeper. And in this moment, on a hot subway platform, he has to decide whether to act, knowing how it could go wrong.
I wrote it thinking about how hard it is to carry a badge and still hold on to your humanity.
#BehindTheScenes #Fiction
Amir's a watcher, a peacekeeper. And in this moment, on a hot subway platform, he has to decide whether to act, knowing how it could go wrong.
I wrote it thinking about how hard it is to carry a badge and still hold on to your humanity.
#BehindTheScenes #Fiction
Google is stealing your traffic.
And they’re doing it in 6 clever, shady ways.
If you create content, run a blog, or rely on search… You need to read this 👇
And they’re doing it in 6 clever, shady ways.
If you create content, run a blog, or rely on search… You need to read this 👇
June 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Google is stealing your traffic.
And they’re doing it in 6 clever, shady ways.
If you create content, run a blog, or rely on search… You need to read this 👇
And they’re doing it in 6 clever, shady ways.
If you create content, run a blog, or rely on search… You need to read this 👇
The recruiter just asked about my “gap” between 2008 and 2017.
Resumes are meant to show your most recent relevant roles, not a full memoir.
Unless I worked at the same place for 17 years, why would I list everything?
My LinkedIn goes back to 2012.
The role asked for 5+ years of experience.
Resumes are meant to show your most recent relevant roles, not a full memoir.
Unless I worked at the same place for 17 years, why would I list everything?
My LinkedIn goes back to 2012.
The role asked for 5+ years of experience.
May 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The recruiter just asked about my “gap” between 2008 and 2017.
Resumes are meant to show your most recent relevant roles, not a full memoir.
Unless I worked at the same place for 17 years, why would I list everything?
My LinkedIn goes back to 2012.
The role asked for 5+ years of experience.
Resumes are meant to show your most recent relevant roles, not a full memoir.
Unless I worked at the same place for 17 years, why would I list everything?
My LinkedIn goes back to 2012.
The role asked for 5+ years of experience.
“I’m not ready to launch yet.”
I spent years starting and stalling.
Now I publish chapter by chapter on Substack—while raising a toddler and rebuilding my career.
It’s not polished. It’s not perfect.
But it’s moving. And that’s what matters.
I spent years starting and stalling.
Now I publish chapter by chapter on Substack—while raising a toddler and rebuilding my career.
It’s not polished. It’s not perfect.
But it’s moving. And that’s what matters.
May 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“I’m not ready to launch yet.”
I spent years starting and stalling.
Now I publish chapter by chapter on Substack—while raising a toddler and rebuilding my career.
It’s not polished. It’s not perfect.
But it’s moving. And that’s what matters.
I spent years starting and stalling.
Now I publish chapter by chapter on Substack—while raising a toddler and rebuilding my career.
It’s not polished. It’s not perfect.
But it’s moving. And that’s what matters.
When overwhelmed, you can bring your heart fully to God—He welcomes honest, humble prayers.
May 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
When overwhelmed, you can bring your heart fully to God—He welcomes honest, humble prayers.
The harvest doesn’t come before the hustle.
May 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The harvest doesn’t come before the hustle.
“I don’t have the right setup to write.”
I’ve published chapters half-asleep, between toddler meals, and deep work blocks.
If the story hits, it hits.
Readers don’t care what your desk looks like.
I’ve published chapters half-asleep, between toddler meals, and deep work blocks.
If the story hits, it hits.
Readers don’t care what your desk looks like.
May 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“I don’t have the right setup to write.”
I’ve published chapters half-asleep, between toddler meals, and deep work blocks.
If the story hits, it hits.
Readers don’t care what your desk looks like.
I’ve published chapters half-asleep, between toddler meals, and deep work blocks.
If the story hits, it hits.
Readers don’t care what your desk looks like.
REMINDER: A good man doesn’t always get to stay clean.
Chapter 6 is live → karamslegacy.com/p/what-comes-next
Chapter 6 is live → karamslegacy.com/p/what-comes-next
What Comes Next
Karam's Legacy, Chapter 6: When justice is a weapon, survival becomes betrayal.
karamslegacy.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
REMINDER: A good man doesn’t always get to stay clean.
Chapter 6 is live → karamslegacy.com/p/what-comes-next
Chapter 6 is live → karamslegacy.com/p/what-comes-next
What’s your favorite book, movie, or show? Drop it below and I’ll match you with a character from Karam’s Legacy—the one you’d vibe with… or maybe clash with.
May 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
What’s your favorite book, movie, or show? Drop it below and I’ll match you with a character from Karam’s Legacy—the one you’d vibe with… or maybe clash with.
Every success and victory is ultimately from God’s hand, not our own.
May 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Every success and victory is ultimately from God’s hand, not our own.
People clown arranged marriages, but trust dating apps?
At least arranged marriages come with background checks.
Dating apps are just algorithms setting you up—with zero context.
Which one sounds riskier?
At least arranged marriages come with background checks.
Dating apps are just algorithms setting you up—with zero context.
Which one sounds riskier?
May 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
People clown arranged marriages, but trust dating apps?
At least arranged marriages come with background checks.
Dating apps are just algorithms setting you up—with zero context.
Which one sounds riskier?
At least arranged marriages come with background checks.
Dating apps are just algorithms setting you up—with zero context.
Which one sounds riskier?
Chapter 4 is at 46 views—just 4 away from 50!
If you’ve got a minute, give it a click and help me hit that milestone:
open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
If you’ve got a minute, give it a click and help me hit that milestone:
open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
Karam's Legacy | Parth Shah | Substack
Karam’s Legacy is a serialized urban thriller about a New York cop torn between his father’s vigilante past and the path he’s forging for himself. Martial arts, mystery, and moral gray zones—one chapt...
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May 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Chapter 4 is at 46 views—just 4 away from 50!
If you’ve got a minute, give it a click and help me hit that milestone:
open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
If you’ve got a minute, give it a click and help me hit that milestone:
open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
writing ritual:
1) Open haunted Victorian music on YouTube
2) Let the creepy piano kick in
3) Feel the chilling air roll over fictional NYC streets
4) Start typing like I’m suspicious of everyone, including my 3-year-old
Writing isn’t just plot and pacing.
It’s mood.
1) Open haunted Victorian music on YouTube
2) Let the creepy piano kick in
3) Feel the chilling air roll over fictional NYC streets
4) Start typing like I’m suspicious of everyone, including my 3-year-old
Writing isn’t just plot and pacing.
It’s mood.
May 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
writing ritual:
1) Open haunted Victorian music on YouTube
2) Let the creepy piano kick in
3) Feel the chilling air roll over fictional NYC streets
4) Start typing like I’m suspicious of everyone, including my 3-year-old
Writing isn’t just plot and pacing.
It’s mood.
1) Open haunted Victorian music on YouTube
2) Let the creepy piano kick in
3) Feel the chilling air roll over fictional NYC streets
4) Start typing like I’m suspicious of everyone, including my 3-year-old
Writing isn’t just plot and pacing.
It’s mood.
A full calendar leads to an empty soul
May 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A full calendar leads to an empty soul
Just wrote 'because I’m unemployed' in a job application.
May 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just wrote 'because I’m unemployed' in a job application.
Mother’s Day spread
May 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Mother’s Day spread
Got a cake for my wife. Took my 3-year-old with me—huge mistake.
She cried all day because she wanted cake now.
When my wife came home, my daughter ran up and said, “Happy Mother’s Day!”—my wife was overjoyed.
Then she followed it with, “Can we have cake? It’s in the fridge!”
Surprise = ruined.
She cried all day because she wanted cake now.
When my wife came home, my daughter ran up and said, “Happy Mother’s Day!”—my wife was overjoyed.
Then she followed it with, “Can we have cake? It’s in the fridge!”
Surprise = ruined.
May 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Got a cake for my wife. Took my 3-year-old with me—huge mistake.
She cried all day because she wanted cake now.
When my wife came home, my daughter ran up and said, “Happy Mother’s Day!”—my wife was overjoyed.
Then she followed it with, “Can we have cake? It’s in the fridge!”
Surprise = ruined.
She cried all day because she wanted cake now.
When my wife came home, my daughter ran up and said, “Happy Mother’s Day!”—my wife was overjoyed.
Then she followed it with, “Can we have cake? It’s in the fridge!”
Surprise = ruined.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.
Yesterday, Amairah had ice cream and said, “It’s cold,” and I instantly thought of you.
You’d say the same when Dad tried to feed you, and he’d joke, “Want me to warm it up in the microwave?”
That always made you laugh.
Grateful for memories like that.
Yesterday, Amairah had ice cream and said, “It’s cold,” and I instantly thought of you.
You’d say the same when Dad tried to feed you, and he’d joke, “Want me to warm it up in the microwave?”
That always made you laugh.
Grateful for memories like that.
May 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.
Yesterday, Amairah had ice cream and said, “It’s cold,” and I instantly thought of you.
You’d say the same when Dad tried to feed you, and he’d joke, “Want me to warm it up in the microwave?”
That always made you laugh.
Grateful for memories like that.
Yesterday, Amairah had ice cream and said, “It’s cold,” and I instantly thought of you.
You’d say the same when Dad tried to feed you, and he’d joke, “Want me to warm it up in the microwave?”
That always made you laugh.
Grateful for memories like that.
Do you ever just pause and think—man, it’s really nice out? Perfect weather to take the 3-year-old out for a bit. Grateful for days like this.
May 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Do you ever just pause and think—man, it’s really nice out? Perfect weather to take the 3-year-old out for a bit. Grateful for days like this.
I published the first 3 chapters of my novel on Substack this week—and I’m so grateful for the support! Each chapter has passed 50 views, and Chapter 1 just crossed 100.
Thank you all for reading!
Here’s Chapter 3: open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
Thank you all for reading!
Here’s Chapter 3: open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
Don’t Show Them Your Fear
Karam's Legacy, Chapter 3: The Past Never Stays Buried
open.substack.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I published the first 3 chapters of my novel on Substack this week—and I’m so grateful for the support! Each chapter has passed 50 views, and Chapter 1 just crossed 100.
Thank you all for reading!
Here’s Chapter 3: open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
Thank you all for reading!
Here’s Chapter 3: open.substack.com/pub/karamsle...
Do these 3 things today 👇🏽
Pray before chai. Start grounded.
Lower the bar—not because you’re lazy, but because you’re done chasing someone else’s idea of “success.” You’re here to pay the bills and make time for your family.
Because the goal isn’t hustle—it’s freedom.
Pray before chai. Start grounded.
Lower the bar—not because you’re lazy, but because you’re done chasing someone else’s idea of “success.” You’re here to pay the bills and make time for your family.
Because the goal isn’t hustle—it’s freedom.
May 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Do these 3 things today 👇🏽
Pray before chai. Start grounded.
Lower the bar—not because you’re lazy, but because you’re done chasing someone else’s idea of “success.” You’re here to pay the bills and make time for your family.
Because the goal isn’t hustle—it’s freedom.
Pray before chai. Start grounded.
Lower the bar—not because you’re lazy, but because you’re done chasing someone else’s idea of “success.” You’re here to pay the bills and make time for your family.
Because the goal isn’t hustle—it’s freedom.
I was terrified to publish the first chapter of my novel.
But today, it hit 100 views.
That’s 100 people stepping into a world I’ve been building for years.
100 pairs of eyes on a story that lived in my head far too long.
→ The Fist and the Oath - karamslegacy.substack.com/p/the-fist-a...
But today, it hit 100 views.
That’s 100 people stepping into a world I’ve been building for years.
100 pairs of eyes on a story that lived in my head far too long.
→ The Fist and the Oath - karamslegacy.substack.com/p/the-fist-a...
The Fist and the Oath
Karam's Legacy, Chapter 1: The badge is heavy. The streets are louder.
karamslegacy.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I was terrified to publish the first chapter of my novel.
But today, it hit 100 views.
That’s 100 people stepping into a world I’ve been building for years.
100 pairs of eyes on a story that lived in my head far too long.
→ The Fist and the Oath - karamslegacy.substack.com/p/the-fist-a...
But today, it hit 100 views.
That’s 100 people stepping into a world I’ve been building for years.
100 pairs of eyes on a story that lived in my head far too long.
→ The Fist and the Oath - karamslegacy.substack.com/p/the-fist-a...