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The Fiction Emailer


A newsletter that aims to make sense of our chaotic world through the lens of ‘Speculative Journalism & Fiction’.

Find here non-fiction essays revolving around books + pop-culture + media, and ideas that turn complex realities into optimistic ‘What if?’ scenarios.

Also dive into monthly fictional stories set in ‘The Paper Chronicles Universe’ where journalists & writers live in a
retro-futuristic sci-fi fantasy world.


Featured Posts

Welcome to The Fiction Emailer

Sep 7, 2025

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2 min read

Welcome to The Fiction Emailer

Here's how this newsletter can help you

Mohammed Rayaan
Mohammed Rayaan
News Is Dying. Fiction Might Revive It.

Sep 8, 2025

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5 min read

News Is Dying. Fiction Might Revive It.

Forget dry headlines—what if the news read like your favorite novel? | Readers don’t want another fact dump — they crave stories that move them.

Mohammed Rayaan
Mohammed Rayaan
Here's How to Win Back Avoidant Readers by Ditching Doomscroll Vibes

Sep 7, 2025

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5 min read

Here's How to Win Back Avoidant Readers by Ditching Doomscroll Vibes

Journalism Without the J-Word; The stories people crave aren’t headlines, they’re lifelines

Mohammed Rayaan
Mohammed Rayaan

Articles

How Stranger Things Got Made: Writing is like Pulling Teeth, and that's Normal

Nov 30, 2025

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9 min read

How Stranger Things Got Made: Writing is like Pulling Teeth, and that's Normal

The Duffer Brothers' Masterclass reveals the unglamorous truth of crafting a fictional world: discipline creates conditions for creativity.

Mohammed Rayaan
Mohammed Rayaan
This Movie Made Me Understand How Deepfakes Could Start Nuclear War

Nov 22, 2025

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7 min read

This Movie Made Me Understand How Deepfakes Could Start Nuclear War

Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite shows what Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War book only described: the suffocating terror of making life-or-death decisions when you can't verify anything. And we're living in that world right now.

Mohammed Rayaan
Mohammed Rayaan
How India's 2025 Cricket Win Can Transform Women's Sports

Nov 18, 2025

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6 min read

How India's 2025 Cricket Win Can Transform Women's Sports

India has the blueprint for sporting success. The question is whether we'll use it beyond cricket

Tusshotopia
Tusshotopia
The Nitish Paradox: Bihar’s Politics and the Theatre of the Absurd

Nov 13, 2025

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6 min read

The Nitish Paradox: Bihar’s Politics and the Theatre of the Absurd

Will Bihar join Maharashtra as a state of permanent political confusion?

Bavaria
Bavaria

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