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Badass women. Twists and turns. Unusual tales.  


Enter a world where demons fall in love with goddesses, the dead are exorcised with food, and magic – and darkness – lurks around every corner.

Featuring cross-dressing assassins, were-snakes, demon kings, and badass goddesses, Dark Things retells twenty-two age-old tales from Indian mythology-with a twist.

 

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My writing includes an anthology of fractured fairy tales, several short stories, a microfiction series, an interactive fiction experience, and occasional forays into fanfiction, just for fun.

DARK THINGS

Sick of cliched plots and sappy love stories? This is the book for you.

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SHORT STORIES

Short bytes, published in various anthologies and magazines.

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INTERACTIVE FICTION

My story, Trust me, I’m lying, is part of the Digital Writers’ Festival 2018.

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UPCOMING WORK

Novels and stories I’m working on.

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FAN FICTION

Fanfic is where I started my writing journey, and I still return to it from time to time.

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Reviews

Dark Things is a darkly colorful mix of everything – romance to horror to fantasy to even humor. I loved Soul Eater (please read the story to find out more about this tribe) the is fresh and very interesting. As for Storyteller, the last chapter of this book – it’s a famous story that every Indian is familiar with, but the way it is told made me laugh – and also made me look over my shoulder! Nice way to end the book though – with a smile and a chill. This book is a good choice for anyone delving into Indian mythology for the first time. Give it a read!
SreeshaCompany1

It’s absolutely refreshing to read such an original and different book. Usually when reading a book of short stories, I find that I easily get bored or skip some of the stories, however with this book I did not. The feeling of nervousness excitement and bliss never seem to go away with this book. Different from when reading a longer story. Each story pulled me in from the first line. An example. “Sriram was sixteen when he found out he was related to one of the most famous criminals of his time.” Wow, just wow! I wanted nothing more than to continue reading the novel. (Can you tell that this short story was one of my favorites?) I completely and utterly recommend that everyone reads this book – its truly a wonderful read! and quite a quick one too!
Charlotte Company1
Some books are to be read from cover to cover, this is one.  If TV series producers from anywhere are looking for an inspiration for an Indian science-fiction mythology series, some of these stories will look amazing on screen. If I enlist my favorite stories, half of the book will be covered! So, my favorites are: Not a Love Story, If At First, You Don’t Succeed, Miles To Go, Heart Of Stone, What Doesn’t Kill Me, and best of all, Best Served Cold, which you must just read.
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