I dedicate this to two men I admire: Mike Magnuson and my uncle, Sudarshan Rao Duttaluri; the first I admired — my father, he died ten years ago. In an interview from this magazine, Rahman says, Sometimes you have to go against your grain for a greater experience, to experience life better than be bound by the limits of your personality. Rahman …
Category Archives: writing
Kaki (flash fiction)
Wrote this out of a fiction workshop at Grubstreet. In my language, they call me Kaki. I have wings and I prey around cemeteries above dead fathers and mothers and old grandparents buried deep in wood and figs. The people are scared of me when we fly in pairs, in the hundreds. It’s sunday today and I see a new …
Rape
She stood in front of the mirror pretending to comb her hair. She brushed the splits, wiring them one by one in her fingers. Her nails were bruised. Her eyes sunk. She was raped.
The Review-Review — the best Interview with Michael Nye, editor of The Missouri Review
Ever thought what goes deep in an editor’s mind? How about one of the nation’s top literary magazines? I had a lot of fun interviewing Michael Nye, managing editor of The Missourie Review. There are two parts to it. There’s so much confession in the first part. But don’t miss part II. It goes really deep. …
Prayer (flash fiction)
There was a crack in her face. She had broken her nose under the bridge last night. It was bleeding cold. Crisp knives of sea salt cut through her shy toes. She looked up in the sky and the moon hadn’t come up yet. Just a gray cloud shifting its shadow. They said a storm was coming, she …
The Review-Review — Interview with Stephen Markley
This writer is funny. What an interview! Stephen Markeley, Publish this Book ^Like my interviews? See here for the rest.
The Review-Review — Interview with Eunoia Review
A daily publishing online lit mag hidden somewhere in England … Ian Chung, Editor of Euonia Review ^Like my interviews? See here for the rest.
Character Questionnaire
Ever stuck in a writer’s block? Not sure what your character wants in your short story or novel? Here’s a small list of questions that you might ask your character as you draft your fictional story. Taken from Adam Stumacher’s Grubstreet fiction workshop, “Characterization.” Character Questionnaire 1. What’s his/her name? Does it have any special meaning or …
The Review-Review — Interview with Richard Mathews
My next interview is up. What a lovely hardcover lit mag! Richard Mathews, Editor of Tampa Review ^Like my interviews? See here for the rest.
The Review-Review — An interview with Alexis Santi, OurStories Literary Journal
I started freelancing for TheReviewReview, a site dedicated to interviewing Editors & Writers, and most important Literary Journals. It’s the only place I know of its kind. Here’s my first interview with a magazine I deeply admire: Alexis Santi, Our Stories Literary Magazine ^Like my interviews? See here for the rest.
The next big step: MFA in Creative Writing @Pacific University
Okay. It’s been seven years since I went to college. I like to write. Should I apply for Masters in Creative Writing? The thought haunted me for some time. I want a channel through which I can organize my thoughts and meet like-minded people. Get inspired, maybe. A two-year Masters program means quitting your job and a lot of loan (an MFA …
New gig in a short film (script writer)
When you stop blogging either you’re life is boring or there’s a lot happening. This year has been great; lots of things on the personal front. I’m going to fast forward to what happened last weekend where I was a part of the crew for a short film (as a script writer and 2nd assistant director). It was an incredible …
Launching Clapboyfilms.com
One of my mentors who I worked with earlier just started an independent Film Production Studio in Virginia. In the process of setting up a team, we shared our passions of writing and films and the like and I must say, it’s been a great ride in the last several months! Understanding film-making from the ground up, elements of …
Love is a crystal
Some people feel they don’t deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces trying to close the gaps of the past into the depths of sea. The sea only gives them harsh blows, occasionally, the chance to blow. You’re wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships. That joy …
Mira Nair and my script idea
Mira Nair was visiting Northeastern University in Boston on Thursday and my cousin was pushing me to take our script — “Yuti” to her, he’s been my biggest inspiration behind this script from day one. At first, I thought it was ridiculous. She is now a big star and is hands full with offers from top hollywood projects. And …