His Desert Pyre
Bodies were clothed in white
in hundreds,
Ghosts without sound,
feet firm on sinking ground.
Blind Spot
Nominated for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
Grinch in Girighun
Semi-finalist of the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
An Orca Wails
A conservation myth inspired by the endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Unlike origin myths, these tales tread close to being extinction myths.
Safia
If you’ve ever faced a loss that was minimized by someone else, I wrote “Safia” for you.
The Sacrificial First
Shown at the Re-imagining Conservation exhibit on Governor’s Island, NYC
Shape of an Apostrophe
A novel about a woman who never wanted to be a mother who falls unexpectedly pregnant. A “darkly funny tale” set in Dubai.
Uttama 