fatalism is the other pandemic

PSA: I can’t believe this needs to be said, but here goes: If you fully enclose an outdoor space, it becomes an indoor space. That’s it, that’s the tweet.

pretty much every time i see a new Ed Yong is not here article, i take a deep breath, feel grateful i can take a deep breath, then steel myself before i open it

so excited about this!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

.Nawaaz Ahmed, author of the forthcoming RADIANT FUGITIVES—a dazzling debut novel following three generations of a Muslim Indian family confronted with a nation on the brink of change—is one of Strand Book Store’s 30 Authors to Watch! buff.ly/3jtKoFs

Kudos to Nawaaz Ahmed (Nawaaz Ahmed) and Shruti Swamy (Shruti Swamy), whose novels RADIANT FUGITIVES and THE ARCHER were longlisted for The Center for Fiction’s 2021 First Novel Prize! bit.ly/3hEM1Pp

"If it were up to me, I’d be here in my nightie with my uncombed hair loose and I’d be barefoot, too, most likely." Catch up on what's new on #TheMargins with some #FlashFiction by Roohi Choudhry! aaww.org/five-scents/

For once, an internet rabbit hole actually helped me write fiction rather than just procrastinate/despair/repeat. I found indie perfumes and went on a wild writing prompt ride and this happened. #indieperfume #amwriting

this thread on non-western plots and story structure is is twitter collective wisdom at its best

when the rejection cycle has made the blank page your enemy, you do this and everything unlocks

reading room of dreams

Let's be really clear about what is happening at this stage in the pandemic: We are giving up on public health and embracing the privatization of health in ways that serve the able and young & write off anyone vulnerable. 1/

"unending torments" yep.

I’m sorry to tell you but if you were not at the Ave C Plaza Community Iftar tonight then you were not at the best place in NYC. Thank you @artanddemocracy ArtBuilt @NOCDNY Hasiba Haq KnivesMeow Roohi Choudhry awestaa ☁️ اوستا Shahana Hanif for full bellies & even fuller hearts

so thrilled to receive an early copy of Patrice Gopo's gorgeous picture book! The radical re-imagining of home and borders I wish child-me had. goodreads.com/review/show/47…

remember, a first draft doesn’t have to be perfect! except for mine. mine must be flawless or I might as well quit. I am the only one this applies to.

Roohi Choudhry (Roohi Choudhry) talks with “Sweet Tooth” author Serkan Görkemli about queer identity in Turkey across time and the vulnerability that emerges between what we think we should do and what we truly feel. buff.ly/3wXsFzc

Roohi Choudhry (Roohi Choudhry) on refusing to be a cultural tour guide when writing fiction. buff.ly/HAi6u6V

Electric Literature Roohi Choudhry Fiction isn't a cultural dictionary, it's art