See below for my eligible work published in 2025. All six short stories are eligible for the Sir Julius Vogel and other speculative short fiction awards, and I also had two speculative poems published – “First Aid for Androids”, and “I Pupated by Accident on a Cold Night”.

Short stories

Amudha Surabhi – Cast of Wonders, December 2025
Steampunk in an alt-history colonial India. 2500 words/23 minutes.

Spareskin -The Commuter, September 2025
“Friendship Is Temporary but Skin Suits Are Forever”. Weird horror/dark fantasy. 1000 words.

If a Solar System Fails and There’s No One Around to See— – Night Shades, June 2025
When the Moon disappears, I pluck out my eye and fling it up high. Weird horror/dark fantasy. 150 words.

A Garden of Feelings – The Fabulist, April 2025
A disembodied parent creates an inorganic daughter, and struggles to meet her needs. Fantasy. 1000 words.

Your Packing List for the Apocalypse – On Spec, March 2025
Concerned about the Apocalypse? The Apocalypse Services Team has you covered. Science fiction/dark humour. 2500 words.

Abscission – Island Magazine, March 2025
Rathi loved the new growth, when fresh green shot from her skin and unfolded into
the air. It meant the winter was ending. Fabulism. 2150 words.

Poetry

I Pupated by Accident on a Cold Night – Worlds of Possibility v1, April 2025
First Aid for Androids – On Spec, March 2025