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"AE[I]OU"

(4755 words)

Neon Dystopia | March 2025

 

"I have something to show and tell you before I abort myself": says the evite from acclaimed synthetic artist, Oster, whom artivist Aurati worked to ban. The purpose of his meeting, it turns out, shines a horrifying new light on her personal qualms with her mother, a digital artist, and her father's absence in her life.

"The Anomura Anomaly"

(2789 words)

HyphenPunk | October 2024

 

Hoppers teleport you long distances; you can lurk from the comfort of your home. You avail one but, thanks to a glitch, your atoms get rearranged into a crab. How Kafkaesque. You angrily call the customer service, but this call may change your fate.

"The Dreambearer" (4050 words)

Underdogs Rise Vol. 2, Underdog Press | September 2024

 

In a far-flung future when humans have lost the ability to dream, a mother races against the minions of a super AI, the Dreamweaver, to get her son to safety, for he is among the few who can still dream.

"Trilokalypse" (4960 words)

Daikaijuzine Release 017- Destroyah | March 2024

 

A man performs an austere penance to seek Lord Shiva's boon to save his family from the impending apocalypse. But what if even the gods are not as immune to the doom and gloom as we think they are?

"The PenWielder" (5263 words)
Translunar Travelers Lounge Issue 12| February 2025

 

A man haunted by his mother's death must choose between his duty and responsibility in the face of a looming war when the right thing to do might doom his people and their fragile civilization.

"A Fairly Hell Wedding" (5900 words) | Dragon Gems Summer 2024 Anthology| September 2024

 

A human couple stuck in Purgatory strike a deal with a witch: she will grant them their freedom if they crash Hell's grandest wedding yet, but hilarity ensues when they chance upon a human baby preserved for nuptial sacrifice.

"From the Wefts of a Singing Stone" (4184 words)

Issue 8, Tasavvur Nama | July 2024

 

A historical fantasy that charts the fate of Indus Valley Civilization, had it rested with an arcane gemstone and the head priest of Pratpura, a city in Meluhha teetering toward an apocalypse of its own.

"Golden Barnacle" (4030 words)

Anvil Magazine Issue 3 | February 2024

 

A marooned ship. A fabled sea-beast. A fight for survival.

"A Little Perspective"

(2798 words)

Unstamatic Unconditional Accept | November 2022

 

Authored as Suraj Adiray

 

A contemporary story that asks whether there is a gender to the power of imagination. Or an age limit for that matter. When does society expect a child to stop being a free mind and start conforming?

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