Vishwas Gaitonde
@weareji.bsky.social
A man of the quill & of the pill
Of pens & syringes, say what you will
Writes fiction & essays & medical tomes
I wonder if one day he'll also write poems
Author of prize winning story collection ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, published by Orison Books
Of pens & syringes, say what you will
Writes fiction & essays & medical tomes
I wonder if one day he'll also write poems
Author of prize winning story collection ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, published by Orison Books
A great reading at Bull City Press house reading series at a private residence in Durham on Saturday. Signed books, had some interesting convos
Group pic: Curators Ashley Nissler & Ross White (@rosswhite.com), Readers Xhenet Aliu, yours truly, Matt Poindexter & Tim O'Keefe
#WritingCommunity #books
Group pic: Curators Ashley Nissler & Ross White (@rosswhite.com), Readers Xhenet Aliu, yours truly, Matt Poindexter & Tim O'Keefe
#WritingCommunity #books
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A great reading at Bull City Press house reading series at a private residence in Durham on Saturday. Signed books, had some interesting convos
Group pic: Curators Ashley Nissler & Ross White (@rosswhite.com), Readers Xhenet Aliu, yours truly, Matt Poindexter & Tim O'Keefe
#WritingCommunity #books
Group pic: Curators Ashley Nissler & Ross White (@rosswhite.com), Readers Xhenet Aliu, yours truly, Matt Poindexter & Tim O'Keefe
#WritingCommunity #books
Pictures from my book signing at Barnes & Noble in Cary, North Carolina. The neighborhood turned out in force, and I was so appreciative and gratified.
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Pictures from my book signing at Barnes & Noble in Cary, North Carolina. The neighborhood turned out in force, and I was so appreciative and gratified.
Some of the good people who came to my author event on Sep 5 at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC.
Judging by the audience reaction, the reading was well received. It's always nice when that happens.
Judging by the audience reaction, the reading was well received. It's always nice when that happens.
October 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Some of the good people who came to my author event on Sep 5 at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC.
Judging by the audience reaction, the reading was well received. It's always nice when that happens.
Judging by the audience reaction, the reading was well received. It's always nice when that happens.
Event at HubCityBookshop, Spartanburg SC, on the 23rd was interesting.
I read while seated in a comfy chair. Some walked out on me but then one gentleman took copious notes, & had many questions. And I signed the store's 'Author Wall' like the others who had read before me.
I read while seated in a comfy chair. Some walked out on me but then one gentleman took copious notes, & had many questions. And I signed the store's 'Author Wall' like the others who had read before me.
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Event at HubCityBookshop, Spartanburg SC, on the 23rd was interesting.
I read while seated in a comfy chair. Some walked out on me but then one gentleman took copious notes, & had many questions. And I signed the store's 'Author Wall' like the others who had read before me.
I read while seated in a comfy chair. Some walked out on me but then one gentleman took copious notes, & had many questions. And I signed the store's 'Author Wall' like the others who had read before me.
A momentous occasion! Sep 21, 2025. The launch of my 1st book of fiction 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' at Malaprop's bookstore in Asheville, NC, hosted by OrisonBooks& the Great Smokies Writing Program.
My reading (excerpts from 4 stories in the book) was well received.
My reading (excerpts from 4 stories in the book) was well received.
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A momentous occasion! Sep 21, 2025. The launch of my 1st book of fiction 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' at Malaprop's bookstore in Asheville, NC, hosted by OrisonBooks& the Great Smokies Writing Program.
My reading (excerpts from 4 stories in the book) was well received.
My reading (excerpts from 4 stories in the book) was well received.
These ladies in the audience are members of a book club, and they're going to collectively read & discuss the stories in my book along with other members of their club. So this is my first entry into a book club!
October 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
These ladies in the audience are members of a book club, and they're going to collectively read & discuss the stories in my book along with other members of their club. So this is my first entry into a book club!
These ladies in the audience are members of a book club, and they're going to collectively read & discuss the stories in my book along with other members of their club. So this is my first entry into a book club!
October 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
These ladies in the audience are members of a book club, and they're going to collectively read & discuss the stories in my book along with other members of their club. So this is my first entry into a book club!
'Millions of books are published each year. Why should readers be interested in yours?'
I answer this & other questions on The Authors Show: wnbnetworkwest.com/channel/6
Available today (Oct 1) in the US, & int Oct 2 in Europe, India, Aus & NZ
Then it will be archived, with another access link
I answer this & other questions on The Authors Show: wnbnetworkwest.com/channel/6
Available today (Oct 1) in the US, & int Oct 2 in Europe, India, Aus & NZ
Then it will be archived, with another access link
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
'Millions of books are published each year. Why should readers be interested in yours?'
I answer this & other questions on The Authors Show: wnbnetworkwest.com/channel/6
Available today (Oct 1) in the US, & int Oct 2 in Europe, India, Aus & NZ
Then it will be archived, with another access link
I answer this & other questions on The Authors Show: wnbnetworkwest.com/channel/6
Available today (Oct 1) in the US, & int Oct 2 in Europe, India, Aus & NZ
Then it will be archived, with another access link
After years of hard work and waiting, and then working some more, THAT day has come
🎀
Publication day!
vishwasgaitonde.com/works.htm
😊
My first book of fiction, the prize-winning story collection 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' has been published today.
📕
#WritingCommunity #amwriting
🎀
Publication day!
vishwasgaitonde.com/works.htm
😊
My first book of fiction, the prize-winning story collection 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' has been published today.
📕
#WritingCommunity #amwriting
September 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
After years of hard work and waiting, and then working some more, THAT day has come
🎀
Publication day!
vishwasgaitonde.com/works.htm
😊
My first book of fiction, the prize-winning story collection 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' has been published today.
📕
#WritingCommunity #amwriting
🎀
Publication day!
vishwasgaitonde.com/works.htm
😊
My first book of fiction, the prize-winning story collection 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' has been published today.
📕
#WritingCommunity #amwriting
My short story collection, 'On Earth as It Is in Heaven' releasing Sep 2 now available for pre-order from
Amazon: amazon.com/Earth-as-Hea...
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/on-earth-a...
Publisher:
: orisonbooks.com/product-page...
Winner, Orison Fiction Prize
#Books #fiction #literary #writer
Amazon: amazon.com/Earth-as-Hea...
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/on-earth-a...
Publisher:
: orisonbooks.com/product-page...
Winner, Orison Fiction Prize
#Books #fiction #literary #writer
July 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
My short story collection, 'On Earth as It Is in Heaven' releasing Sep 2 now available for pre-order from
Amazon: amazon.com/Earth-as-Hea...
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/on-earth-a...
Publisher:
: orisonbooks.com/product-page...
Winner, Orison Fiction Prize
#Books #fiction #literary #writer
Amazon: amazon.com/Earth-as-Hea...
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/on-earth-a...
Publisher:
: orisonbooks.com/product-page...
Winner, Orison Fiction Prize
#Books #fiction #literary #writer
'Happy Days with Perry Mason'
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My 'slice of memoir' from childhood days has been published in Gargoyle Magazine.
gargoylemagazine.com/vishwas-r-ga...
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#PerryMason #squirrel #Ramayana #India #animals #pets #Chennai #Madras #childhood #nostalgia
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My 'slice of memoir' from childhood days has been published in Gargoyle Magazine.
gargoylemagazine.com/vishwas-r-ga...
🐿️
#PerryMason #squirrel #Ramayana #India #animals #pets #Chennai #Madras #childhood #nostalgia
April 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
'Happy Days with Perry Mason'
🐿️
My 'slice of memoir' from childhood days has been published in Gargoyle Magazine.
gargoylemagazine.com/vishwas-r-ga...
🐿️
#PerryMason #squirrel #Ramayana #India #animals #pets #Chennai #Madras #childhood #nostalgia
🐿️
My 'slice of memoir' from childhood days has been published in Gargoyle Magazine.
gargoylemagazine.com/vishwas-r-ga...
🐿️
#PerryMason #squirrel #Ramayana #India #animals #pets #Chennai #Madras #childhood #nostalgia
2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine in the U.S. In acknowledgement, here is my in-depth commentary, 'Virus, Vaccine, & Song.'
medium.com/@weareji/vir...
Jonas Salk & Albert Sabin came up with polio vaccines; neither got the Nobel. Why?
#history #medicine #vaccines
medium.com/@weareji/vir...
Jonas Salk & Albert Sabin came up with polio vaccines; neither got the Nobel. Why?
#history #medicine #vaccines
February 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the approval of the polio vaccine in the U.S. In acknowledgement, here is my in-depth commentary, 'Virus, Vaccine, & Song.'
medium.com/@weareji/vir...
Jonas Salk & Albert Sabin came up with polio vaccines; neither got the Nobel. Why?
#history #medicine #vaccines
medium.com/@weareji/vir...
Jonas Salk & Albert Sabin came up with polio vaccines; neither got the Nobel. Why?
#history #medicine #vaccines
'The Seventh Wonder: The Riddle of Babylon's Hanging Gardens'
🪴🌷🌱
People reel off details of the pyramids of Egypt but are silent on the Hanging Gardens. How much do we really know about this wonder of the ancient world?
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#History #Babylon #archaeology #Iraq
🪴🌷🌱
People reel off details of the pyramids of Egypt but are silent on the Hanging Gardens. How much do we really know about this wonder of the ancient world?
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#History #Babylon #archaeology #Iraq
January 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
'The Seventh Wonder: The Riddle of Babylon's Hanging Gardens'
🪴🌷🌱
People reel off details of the pyramids of Egypt but are silent on the Hanging Gardens. How much do we really know about this wonder of the ancient world?
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#History #Babylon #archaeology #Iraq
🪴🌷🌱
People reel off details of the pyramids of Egypt but are silent on the Hanging Gardens. How much do we really know about this wonder of the ancient world?
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#History #Babylon #archaeology #Iraq
"The Shackled and The Free"
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To start off 2025, an exploration of 'freedom' in both Western and Hindu thought, and how the two fit together. Essay published in Medium
medium.com/@weareji/the...
🐣
#freedom #philosophy #psychology #Hinduism #TheMatrix #society #India
January 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The Shackled and The Free"
~
To start off 2025, an exploration of 'freedom' in both Western and Hindu thought, and how the two fit together. Essay published in Medium
medium.com/@weareji/the...
🐣
#freedom #philosophy #psychology #Hinduism #TheMatrix #society #India
His last goodbye
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Jimmy Carter has left for another plane. To honor the man, his legacy, and his memory, I'm posting the essay I wrote for his 100th birthday, 'Dear and Glorious Centurion'
medium.com/@weareji/dea...
🌅
#JimmyCarterRIP #history #legacy
🌥️
Jimmy Carter has left for another plane. To honor the man, his legacy, and his memory, I'm posting the essay I wrote for his 100th birthday, 'Dear and Glorious Centurion'
medium.com/@weareji/dea...
🌅
#JimmyCarterRIP #history #legacy
December 30, 2024 at 12:27 AM
His last goodbye
🌥️
Jimmy Carter has left for another plane. To honor the man, his legacy, and his memory, I'm posting the essay I wrote for his 100th birthday, 'Dear and Glorious Centurion'
medium.com/@weareji/dea...
🌅
#JimmyCarterRIP #history #legacy
🌥️
Jimmy Carter has left for another plane. To honor the man, his legacy, and his memory, I'm posting the essay I wrote for his 100th birthday, 'Dear and Glorious Centurion'
medium.com/@weareji/dea...
🌅
#JimmyCarterRIP #history #legacy
Clothing & cricketer pricing!
November 28, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Clothing & cricketer pricing!
'There Are Other Worlds to Sing In'
The story of the unlikely friendship between a little lad and a telephone operator in mid-twentieth century America
medium.com/@weareji/the...
📞
#telephone #Americana #friendship #historyofculture #society #life #communications #relationships
The story of the unlikely friendship between a little lad and a telephone operator in mid-twentieth century America
medium.com/@weareji/the...
📞
#telephone #Americana #friendship #historyofculture #society #life #communications #relationships
September 26, 2024 at 1:14 PM
'There Are Other Worlds to Sing In'
The story of the unlikely friendship between a little lad and a telephone operator in mid-twentieth century America
medium.com/@weareji/the...
📞
#telephone #Americana #friendship #historyofculture #society #life #communications #relationships
The story of the unlikely friendship between a little lad and a telephone operator in mid-twentieth century America
medium.com/@weareji/the...
📞
#telephone #Americana #friendship #historyofculture #society #life #communications #relationships
'The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of'
Where do dreams end & reality begin?
My story of New Orleans & of life, published in
@JerryJazzMusic
jerryjazzmusician.com/the-stuff-th...
Comments section bottom of the webpage
💕💔
#fiction #WritingCommunity #amwritingfiction #shortstory #literary #writers
Where do dreams end & reality begin?
My story of New Orleans & of life, published in
@JerryJazzMusic
jerryjazzmusician.com/the-stuff-th...
Comments section bottom of the webpage
💕💔
#fiction #WritingCommunity #amwritingfiction #shortstory #literary #writers
September 12, 2024 at 1:19 AM
'The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of'
Where do dreams end & reality begin?
My story of New Orleans & of life, published in
@JerryJazzMusic
jerryjazzmusician.com/the-stuff-th...
Comments section bottom of the webpage
💕💔
#fiction #WritingCommunity #amwritingfiction #shortstory #literary #writers
Where do dreams end & reality begin?
My story of New Orleans & of life, published in
@JerryJazzMusic
jerryjazzmusician.com/the-stuff-th...
Comments section bottom of the webpage
💕💔
#fiction #WritingCommunity #amwritingfiction #shortstory #literary #writers
The question Trump asked at the NABJ about Kamala Harris' ethnicity was raised again at her interview with CNN
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In my longform essay, "American Lotus: The Cultural Strengths of Kamala Harris" I present a detailed answer for your perusal
medium.com/@weareji/ame...
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#KamalaHarris #Election2024 #race
🪷
In my longform essay, "American Lotus: The Cultural Strengths of Kamala Harris" I present a detailed answer for your perusal
medium.com/@weareji/ame...
🪷
#KamalaHarris #Election2024 #race
September 5, 2024 at 1:39 PM
The question Trump asked at the NABJ about Kamala Harris' ethnicity was raised again at her interview with CNN
🪷
In my longform essay, "American Lotus: The Cultural Strengths of Kamala Harris" I present a detailed answer for your perusal
medium.com/@weareji/ame...
🪷
#KamalaHarris #Election2024 #race
🪷
In my longform essay, "American Lotus: The Cultural Strengths of Kamala Harris" I present a detailed answer for your perusal
medium.com/@weareji/ame...
🪷
#KamalaHarris #Election2024 #race
Ah yes! Of course -- the neighbors!
December 23, 2023 at 1:06 PM
Ah yes! Of course -- the neighbors!
The awesome foursome!
December 7, 2023 at 9:07 PM
The awesome foursome!
The last photo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, taken in 1956 at the house of Stan's daughter Lois.
November 19, 2023 at 1:52 AM
The last photo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, taken in 1956 at the house of Stan's daughter Lois.
We meet again where the Cholas reigned
Our joy is real, it isn’t feigned.
Our faces and our hearts are bright
On this, the Festival of Light
Deepavali in Thanjai with Lydian Nadhaswaram & Amirthavarshini, whose sparking music shames the sparkle of the fireworks!
Our joy is real, it isn’t feigned.
Our faces and our hearts are bright
On this, the Festival of Light
Deepavali in Thanjai with Lydian Nadhaswaram & Amirthavarshini, whose sparking music shames the sparkle of the fireworks!
November 14, 2023 at 7:23 AM
We meet again where the Cholas reigned
Our joy is real, it isn’t feigned.
Our faces and our hearts are bright
On this, the Festival of Light
Deepavali in Thanjai with Lydian Nadhaswaram & Amirthavarshini, whose sparking music shames the sparkle of the fireworks!
Our joy is real, it isn’t feigned.
Our faces and our hearts are bright
On this, the Festival of Light
Deepavali in Thanjai with Lydian Nadhaswaram & Amirthavarshini, whose sparking music shames the sparkle of the fireworks!
War isn’t Hell. War is war & Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse. Sinners go to Hell. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them — little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.
October 30, 2023 at 2:47 AM
War isn’t Hell. War is war & Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse. Sinners go to Hell. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them — little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.