Get to know us
We built a reading house, not a feed.
tossatale began in 2020, during the pandemic, with a simple belief that we all have stories to tell, and so do you.
Back in 2020, when the pandemic hit our lives, everyone stayed at home, except for the medical related staff who worked tirelessly to save us. Life became a choice of happiness, and we learned not to worry too much. The gathering of family members after a long time helped many of us understand the core values of earlier generations.
During that time, We began to see what connects us as individuals. It is the story hidden within each of us. For many years, we had forgotten to share our stories with others. That is where the idea of creating a platform like tossatale came from.
We all have a little storyteller within us. We have a story to tell, just as you do - to inspire, to evoke emotions, to motivate, and to make us believe in what is yet to come. It started on 4th November 2020 as a website featuring more than 25 original short stories written by enthusiastic writers who shared a passion for storytelling. At the time, we did not have a clear vision of what we wanted to offer to our audience. Over time, we encountered many obstacles on our journey to build it into what it was meant to be. Proper guidance was certainly missing, along with consistency in developing content. But, at the end of the day, it has always been about storytelling—no matter what comes along.
What Guides Us
Four principles
The story comes first
No endless feeds, no autoplay, no outrage loops. Just stories, one at a time.
A platform for every writer
Share your stories with readers who are looking for something new.
Editors, not algorithms
Every featured story was chosen by a person who read it twice and argued for it.
Slow is a feature
We publish less than we could. Fewer, better, finished — that's the whole strategy.
- 30+
- Stories published
- 10+
- Writers published
- 10K+
- All Digital views
- 84%
- Finish what they start
The people
Founder & Contributors
Vinay Penke
Founder & Writer
