Short fiction and photographs.42 stories · since 2022
A Mind Full of Elsewheres

Contents

Short fiction

42 stories from 2022 to 2026, with journal publications first. Each title links to where it was published.

Up next

  1. Rearview ForthcomingA personal essay on distance, aging, and arrivalThe Bookends ReviewAccepted

In literary journals

  1. 01The CommodeFive MinutesSep 2024

In Medium publications

  1. 02Just Like Every NightShe remembered so he could forgetMicrocosmJan 2026
  2. 03The Final GoodbyeI loved you every day, and now I will miss you every day.Weeds & WildflowersJul 2022
  3. 04Not Everyone Counts, SadlyThe story of the neglected one and the aborted one.Weeds & WildflowersJun 2022
  4. 05The Boy Next DoorWhen their smiles connected, again.Weeds & WildflowersApr 2022
  5. 06No One Noticed the CastleShe Was Still BuildingWeeds & WildflowersJul 2025
  6. 07The Bird CabinA Journey Beyond the VeilWeeds & WildflowersDec 2023
  7. 08Between Stationsthe distance between two glancesWeeds & WildflowersNov 2025
  8. 09ScarsOur vulnerabilities make us real, relevant, and raw.Weeds & WildflowersJan 2024
  9. 10An Ordinary DayWhich was notWeeds & WildflowersFeb 2026
  10. 11We Need To Feel LovedSometimes, marriage can be a slow trap.Weeds & WildflowersApr 2022
  11. 12Spectral Happy HourA conversationWeeds & WildflowersAug 2024
  12. 13The Demons WithinWe all have them, buried deep inside.Weeds & WildflowersApr 2022
  13. 14The BookAn Ordinary Trail, An Extraordinary TaleMicrocosmAug 2024
  14. 15DollsThe unsettling ChristmasWeeds & WildflowersDec 2023
  15. 16The Riverbank CorpseA Chilling Encounter at the River’s Edge.Weeds & WildflowersDec 2023
  16. 17The SwingYou were perfect, exactly as you were.Weeds & WildflowersJul 2022
  17. 18Spice of Remembrance: Celebrating My Grandmother’s Life Through Her Love for ClovesIt’s the little things that remind us how beautiful life is!Weeds & WildflowersMar 2023
  18. 19Remember, PapaA small moment I almost missedWeeds & WildflowersJan 2026
  19. 20Holding On and Letting GoTransformative Morning in a Thrift StoreWeeds & WildflowersAug 2024
  20. 21Echoes in the SilenceWhen the Past Resurfaces, Boundaries FadeWeeds & WildflowersAug 2024
  21. 22The MarkA Spoken Word MonologueWeeds & WildflowersJan 2026
  22. 23A Transaction of AbsenceA domestic chronologyWeeds & WildflowersJan 2026
  23. 24UnluckyWhat He Said in the SilenceWeeds & WildflowersApr 2026
  24. 25Dancing for the DreamerFrom Funerals to Global StagesWeeds & WildflowersMay 2025
  25. 26The VisitationA Missed PickupKnow Thyself, Heal ThyselfJan 2026
  26. 27Why... Why Did You Leave Us Hanging?Nothing kills me more than the void he left.ILLUMINATIONApr 2022
  27. 28The Inheritance of SilenceA Tale of Fathers, Sons and TimeMicrocosmAug 2024
  28. 29The Bitter TruthShadows of Innocence LostMicrocosmAug 2024
  29. 30The Space BetweenWhere Emptiness Makes Its HomeMicrocosmNov 2024

Self-published on Medium

  1. 31The Dinner TrayPrepared with care, served with devotionMediumSep 2025
  2. 32The Stranger in 3BIn the Ward of Forgotten MemoriesMediumJul 2024
  3. 33A week laterMediumMar 2022
  4. 34The GoodbyeSometimes it's the only way to liberationMediumMar 2022
  5. 35The Hand of The DevilIt's either the man inside the devil or the devil inside the manMediumApr 2022
  6. 36The Frozen LoveHe waited so long that he forgot what it felt like to feel the love.MediumMar 2022
  7. 37Letting It GoIt was close to 10 PM, and they were not ready for what was about to strike them.MediumMar 2022
  8. 38I want to keep flyingSometimes from one cage to anotherMediumMar 2022
  9. 39A Letter From the PastHer attempt to live a life undisturbed by her past remained elusive.MediumMar 2022
  10. 40Moonflower Storiesfor those we whisper to, even after they’re goneMediumJun 2025
  11. 41Run, Jamun, Run!From Couch to VictoryMediumNov 2024
  12. 42Whispers of RebellionUnveiling the WhispersMediumDec 2023