Online
2023
May
Against the grain in the Willesden Herald
February
Kavita should have been home 6 minutes and 30 seconds ago in Fictive dream
2022
November
Inversion can feel like weightlessness published in the miCRo series at the Cincinnati Review
nominated for Best Microfictions 2022
October
How to stop evaporating published in Vast Chasm mag
nominated for Best Microfictions 2022
Pack animals reprinted by Bulb Culture
September
Hide and seek reprinted in the ‘Unspoken’ chapbook by Exeter publishing
July
In the house published by Roi Faineant Press
Lizards are the masters of regrowth published in West Trestle Review
June
I want I need reprinted by Spoonie Press
May
How to embed your legacy published by Fractured lit
March
Maybe it’s too late published by Café lit
February
Causality published by Heavy Feather Review
2021
November
Things to do the week after you promised to change the smoke detector battery‘ published online by Stanchion, nominated for a Pushcart
Counterpoints published by Fragmented Voices
July
Looking at the stars reprinted by Fudoki magazine
May
Virmala Nagra’s hypotheses on marriage and motherhood, excerpt from ‘Families and other natural disasters’ reprinted by Malarkey Books
Terminal published in Voices Issue 3 by Untitled Writing
March
The correct thickness of onions published in Rewrite Reads Issue 2
2020
December
0 degrees published in Gone Lawn Issue 39
Environmental disturbances published in Sinking City
November
Kokum published by Signal House editions
October
I want, I need published in Rabid Oak Issue 20
September
Mongoose published by (mac)ro(mic)
May
Plot points on the risk reward matrix published in Little Fiction
March
Bit Parts published in the Home/Work issue of The Ilanot Review
January
Evolutionary strategies published at Marias at Sampaguitas
Erosion published on Lunate fiction, made the Wigleaf Top 50 2021 list !
When to let go at the Salisbury Literary Festival website
2019
December
Closed, fastened, secured published on Literary Orphans
The cream at the top of the milk published by Toasted Cheese
Turning into the wind published by Moria online
Titles of my autobiography I have discarded published on Ink, sweat and tears
Directional projections on the Reflex fiction longlist
November
Door jamb armour published in Necessary Fiction, made the Wigleaf Top 50 longlist
October
How to obey gravity published in issue 14 of Into the void, nominated for Best Microfictions 2020, made the BIFFY50 2019-20 list
September
‘Pink wine words‘ published in Tiny Molecules
‘Counting magpies‘ published in Third Point Press, nominated for Best Microfictions 2020
‘Divisions‘ published in the Historical Fiction edition of Flash Frontier
August
‘No doors‘ published on Potato Soup journal
‘‘A pilgrimage can be one-way‘ published in Bending Genres
June
‘The categorisation of emotions in the time of a housing crisis‘ reprinted in the Flash Flood
‘Tarantulas are slow but deliberate’ published on Flash Fiction net
‘The deadliest ones lie under the surface‘ published on Virtual Zine
Coverings published in The Citron Review
May
‘Rides, sideshows, etcetera, etcetera‘ published on MIR Online
‘Herds‘ published on Elephants Never, nominated for a Pushcart
April
‘Towards Balance‘ published in the ‘Love’ issue of Flash Frontier
‘Rocks on wheels‘ published in Hypnopomp
‘Because someone else dances‘ in Rhythm and Bones
‘Secrets and Trifles‘ published in issue 2 of Paper Trains
‘Underwear‘ published by Funny Pearls
March
‘All the ways‘ published in New Mag
‘If it pleases the court’ published in Wellington Street Review
January
‘Telling the bees‘ and ‘Waters are rising‘ published in Parentheses Journal
‘Luminosity‘ published by Twist in Time
2018
December
‘Sideways‘ published by Nunum in Volume 1 Issue 4
‘Looking at the stars’ published in The Remembered Arts Journal
‘Pack animals’ published in Loss Lit Issue 9
‘The man in the yellow shirt‘ published in Gone Lawn Issue 31
‘A selection of essential k/nots‘ published by X-R-A-Y lit
‘Natural resources‘ published in OkayDonkey (nominated for Best Microfiction 2019)
‘A house should be a home‘ published by Ellipsis zine
‘Waltz of the flowers‘ published in Tales of the forest
‘Silent communications‘ republished by Constellate Lit
‘Various histories of sea serpents‘ published in JMWW, nominated for a Pushcart and Best of the Net, made the BIFFY 50 2018-19 list
‘The Milky Way ate the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy’ and ‘Two out of Three’ published by Five:2:One
‘Crazy in love’ published by Pixel Heart
‘After the relationship there is the Dissection‘ published in Terse
‘An analysis of the habits of the urban fox‘ published by Philosophical Idiot
‘Threatening rain‘ published in Barren mag
‘Let’s sing all the swear words we know‘ published in Lost Balloon, nominated for Best of the Net, included in Best Microfiction 2019
‘Crime and Punishment‘ published by Former Cactus mag
‘Swaddled’ and ‘The Mishra chin’ published in Five:2:One
‘She stands too long in front of the portrait‘ published by Paragraph Planet
‘Invisibility‘ published in Visual Verse
‘What actually gets you is the rising heat‘ published by Spelk
‘Breccia‘ published in Riggwelter Press Issue 12
‘Heart’s desires‘ published by Paragraph Planet
‘S/kin‘ published in Literary Orphans Issue 34: Rossalyn
‘Hide and Seek’ published in Mojave Heart
‘Tiger’s Breath’ republished in Crossways Issue 2
‘What’s left behind’ in The Drabblez Issue 2
‘Turmeric and saffron’ published in Bangor Lit
‘Half-and-half‘ published in Former Cactus mag
‘Paperwork’ published by Noble / Gas Qtrly
‘Frau Roentgen’s Left Hand‘ published by FlashBack Fiction, nominated for BIFFY 50 and Best of the Net, included in Best Microfiction 2019
‘A shaft of light‘ published in National Flash Fiction Day NZ 2018 Micro Madness
‘Tiger’s Breath‘ published in Dime Show Review
‘Recursion‘ published by Porridge
‘Night Mares‘ published by Burning House Press
‘Monochrome‘ published by O:JAL Arts
‘Clean/unclean‘ published in Visual Verse
‘The Brunswick Street Chronicle‘ published in The Cabinet of Heed Issue Seven Science Fiction Special
‘Bone Deep‘ published in Issue 12 of New Flash Fiction Review
‘Remembrance‘ published in Longleaf Review
‘Silent Communications‘ published by Dying Dahlia Review
‘Sunflower seeds and Supernatural beings‘ published by Willow Lit, honourable mention on The Best of British fantasy 2018 recommended reading list
‘Shifting‘ published by Paragraph Planet
‘Relatable Objects‘ republished by Porridge
‘Fragments‘ in Litro: Translating India
‘Precious‘ published in Former Cactus mag
‘Reflections‘ published by Litro
‘Losing touch‘ published in Anti-Heroin Chic
‘The Scarf‘ published in Riggwelter Press Issue 5
‘Station announcements‘ published by The Same
‘The Flying Boy‘ published in The Cabinet of Heed Issue Two
‘The edge of the wood‘ published by Moonchild Mag
‘The Life of Birds‘ , ‘History lessons’, ‘Representations’ published in Rigorous
‘Neural Plasticity‘ published in Dodging the Rain
‘Flip-flops‘ is the Word Factory Flash of Month in September 2017
’22 things that you never needed to know that are mostly about tea’ published in the Nothing without us Too anthology from Renaissance Press
81 word story in the flash fiction anthology organised by Christopher Fielden and published by Victorina Press
‘Things to do the week after you promised to check the smoke detector battery‘ in Issue 6 of Stanchion Zine, nominated for a Pushcart
‘Bassline measurements’ in the ‘Where we find ourselves’ anthology from Arachne Press, nominated for a Pushcart
First chapter of my novella Green Chutney sandwiches published in the London Library Emerging writers anthology Vol 1
‘There are no winners on the carousel’ in The Secret Lives anthology from Sans Press
https://books2read.com/thesecretlives/
‘Rocks on wheels’ reprinted in Take a stand against hate anthology from Raven Chronicles
‘Ringlets’ in the Flash Fiction Festival Anthology 3
‘Window dressing’ in Lighthouse Issue 20
‘Ancestors’ in pacificREVIEW 2019 (Hallucination)
‘At 3am’ in ‘Luminous, defiant’ (Writer’s respond to hard times) from Listen softly
‘Frau Roentgen’s Left Hand’ and ‘Let’s sing all the sweat words we know’ reprinted in Best Microfiction 2019
‘Looking at the stars’ and ‘Nightmares’ reprinted in Insignia Stories 7
‘At the edge’ published by Inch from Bull City Press
‘The Girl who Drew Shadows’ published in The Selkie Transformation anthology
‘How not to mess up the seating plan at your wedding’ published by The Conium Review
‘Fitting in’ published in The Brown Orient Issue Three
‘Invisible Legacies’ published in The Brown Orient Issue Three
‘Emotions in the time of a housing crisis’ published in the Flash fiction Festival anthology 2
‘How to cradle duck eggs while weaving through traffic’ published in Porridge issue 2
‘Exterior-Interior’ published in Ellipsis zine Four: The Whisper Place
‘Kishu’s 13th birthday meal plan’ published in Crack the Spine’s Routine anthology
‘Undercurrents’ published in Open Pen Twennie Two
‘Tiger’s breath’ published in Grindstone Literary Issue 1
‘Scrub Up’ published in The Brown Orient Issue One (nominated for Best of the Net)
‘White Lies’ Highly commended in the Microfiction competetion, published in the 2018 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology
‘Fragments’ published in Litro: Translating India
‘Damage, Cosmetic Only’ published in A Wink and a Smile Anthology
‘Relatable Objects’ published in Haverthorn 3.2
OTHER
10QA on DesiBooks as part of the ‘Where we find ourselves’ blog tour
‘What really gets you is the rising heat‘ on YouTube as part of An evening of Women’s Flash Fiction Readings for South Asian Heritage Month
‘Let’s sing all the swear words we know’ featured on A Personal Anthology blog, chosen by Sarah Salway
‘Let’s sing all the swear words we know’ featured in a Kathy Fish newsletter!
‘Home made food is made with love‘ on You Tube as part of the National Flash Fiction Day 2020 Anthology virtual launch
‘When to let go’ won the Salisbury Story prize 2019
‘Coverings‘ shortlisted for WHQ Flash Quarterly Comp 2019
‘A New Life’ Ad Hoc fiction winner
Selected stories featured on Mr Bears Violet Hour Saloon :Luminosity, (published in Twist in Time mag), Telling the Bees (published in Parentheses Journal), A selection of essential k(nots) (published in X-Ray lit), Representations (published in Rigorous), Waltz of the flowers (published in Tales of the forest), How to cradle duck eggs while weaving through traffic (published in Porridge issue 2 ), Waters are rising (published in Parentheses Journal)
The way Saturn tastes’ Runner up in Headway Lit contest
‘Virmala Nagra’s hypotheses about marriage and motherhood Bronze Creative Futures Literary Award winner
‘It’s just a walk in the park’ Highly commended in the 2018 City of Stories event
‘Wildcard’ Legend Press Flash Fiction monthly winner
‘The Bombay Flying Club’ second place in the 2017 Dragonfly Tea Short Story competition
‘Some family recipes are not written down’ Highly commended in the 2017 City of Stories event
‘Tarantulas are slow but deliberate’ short-listed in the London Short Story Prize 2016
Interviews
Questions about Pack animals‘ published in the ‘BCC shines a light on series’ at the Bulb Collective
Interview at Desi Reads website about Families and other natural disasters
Feature about the ‘Becoming a writer’ course on the Asian Writers website
Interview at New Flash Fiction Review
Author spotlight on the Insignia series blog
Interview: Flashback Fiction editors at Flash Frontier
Quickfire Q and A at The Selkie
All about Flashback Fiction at the Flash Fiction Festival website
My writing day at the My (small press) writing day blog
Backstory: Five Questions at FlashBack Fiction
An interview about ‘Relatable Objects’ and other things on The Other Stories podcast
Coffee and Paneer 