Anthology – Primalsoup

April 2, 2025

How to Not Write a Novel: The Short Story Spiral

Or, how I wrote 2,000 words, submitted to 18 journals, and got rejected by 17 (the 18th ghosted me) [Representative Image generated using AI] When you’re not writing your novel but still need to prove to yourself (and a few persistent relatives) that you’re a real writer, there’s one thing left to do: submit a Continue reading

How to not write a Novel, Observations, Writing Life

Anthology, fiction, short-story, Writing

February 17, 2025

Redecoration

[Representative Image generated using AI] Father always warned me about the sunshine-yellow floor tiles. A little ridiculous, considering I’d supervised their installation myself, replacing the original, sensible grey. “Be careful of those tiles,” he’d warn, monitoring my bathroom visits like a hawk. He was convinced they were a death trap. “One of these days, while Continue reading

Short Stories

Anthology, family, fiction, relationships, short-story

November 20, 2023

Cupcakes are for the weak

[Representative Image generated using AI] The day I got my diagnosis, was a Tuesday mid-morningish. At this point, having spent so much time mastering the fine art of procrastinating my bath-time, I was sitting in my filth on the giant sofa. Amma was making valiant attempts to guilt-trip me into having a bath, but I Continue reading

Essays, Personal History

Anthology, Cancer, Personal, Survivor