Tag Archives: Short story

Story Day! Amma’s Kitchen in The Deadlands

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Rati Mehrotra

Story days are happy days! I am delighted to share my latest publication, a short story about food, death, the afterlife, and one very special frog: Amma’s Kitchen in The Deadlands, Issue 22. I love the fiction and poetry published … Continue reading →

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One Day in the Afterlife of Detective Roshni Chaddha

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Rati Mehrotra

Story days are the best days! Delighted to announce that my little novelette One Day in the Afterlife of Detective Roshni Chaddha is now live at Lightspeed Magazine. It’s a supernatural detective story featuring an inept messenger of death, a … Continue reading →

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Girl, Cat, Wolf, Moon

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Rati Mehrotra

Story day! It’s always lovely to be able to share a new story with the world, especially now, when I write so little short fiction. I am delighted to announce that my story Girl, Cat, Wolf, Moon is now live … Continue reading →

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My first ever Aurora Award nomination!

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Rati Mehrotra

Popping in here briefly to say that my story Eighteen Days of Barbareek published in Uncanny Magazine Issue 39 has been nominated for the Aurora Award in the Best Short Story category. I’m over the moon! My first ever Aurora … Continue reading →

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Black Wings, White Kheer

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Rati Mehrotra

Story day! Very pleased to announce that my story Black Wings, White Kheer about magic, food, and family has been published at PodCastle, one of my favorite venues, and is now available to read or listen online. This is a … Continue reading →

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Eighteen Days of Barbareek

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Rati Mehrotra

Story Day! Very pleased to announce that my short story Eighteen Days of Barbareek is now live at Uncanny Magazine and free to read online here. There are some stories one is compelled to write, and this was one of … Continue reading →

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Magnificent Maurice, or the Flowers of Immortality

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Rati Mehrotra

It is a cold, dark November day, but I have a bright, warm story to share. Very pleased to report that my story about a universe-protecting cat Magnificent Maurice, or the Flowers of Immortality is now live at Lightspeed Magazine. … Continue reading →

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November may not be the cruelest month

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Rati Mehrotra

Yes, it’s cold, wet, and windy outside. But I feel full of (perhaps misguided?) optimism today, this first day of November. I have a short story publication to report, a new short story sale, and I’m working on yet another … Continue reading →

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Knock, Knock Said The Ship

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Rati Mehrotra

Guess what I’m holding in my hand? My contributor copy of the July/August issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction! ❤️😊 My story “Knock, Knock Said the Ship” is the first one, on page 11. Think sentient spaceships, … Continue reading →

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The Witch Speaks

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Rati Mehrotra

Still living in the pandemic. Lost count of the days. But! Today is Special! It is Story Day. I am very pleased to announce that my story The Witch Speaks is now live at Lightspeed Magazine. I also did a … Continue reading →

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