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Merman (Pacifica Literary Review)
Merman (Pacifica Literary Review)
Clean Dream (Pacifica Literary Review)
Clean Dream (Pacifica Literary Review)
Bewitched by the Process | Interview (Longleaf Review)
Bewitched by the Process | Interview (Longleaf Review)
"Bewitched by the process": An Interview with S.S. Mandani | Contributor Interview | Longleaf Review, March 2022
SHORT STORIES
Greater Jihad (Shenandoah)
Greater Jihad (Shenandoah)
Day 1 Rifat asks if he can take my Sunday shift at The Coffee Shop. I have no problem giving it up. I work three jobs—barista, barback, and food delivery guy when it suits me—in order to pay The Big City rent. Then throw night school into the mix. I’m learning to be a […]
Soulsuck (3:AM Magazine)
Soulsuck (3:AM Magazine)
There’s this woman in our family that is devoid of any unique personality. Like a slate of faux marble without any striations, she is bare. Plain. However, she does have envy, and the way it manifests—you can quite literally see her eyes go green when she hears someone enjoying themselves—is by acquiring the likes, interests, and characteristics of others. A short story by Suhail Mandani.
This Is a Stickup Story (New World Writing)
This Is a Stickup Story (New World Writing)
Twenty-two grams in. Thirty-four grams out. Shot for shot for shot. I tweak the dial, getting close to the perfect grind. "This ain’t no mocha hut. Man, this is a legit coffee shop,” yells the bari…
That Apartment (Litro | Editor’s Pick)
That Apartment (Litro | Editor’s Pick)
I stood there looking up at the window I knew to be once mine and now not.
FLASH FICTION
The Motivations of a Hibachi Chef (Longleaf Review | Best Small Fictions Nom. '23)
The Motivations of a Hibachi Chef (Longleaf Review | Best Small Fictions Nom. '23)
The Motivations of a Hibachi Chef by S.S. Mandani | Flash Fiction | Longleaf Review, Winter 2022
Body of Water (Lost Balloon | Best Small Fictions Nom. '22 + Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist '22)
Body of Water (Lost Balloon | Best Small Fictions Nom. '22 + Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist '22)
The psychic across from the dollar pizza joint on East 6th Street told Rohan he’d die at the age of eighty-five. His cousin Navya smiled terrifically in the corner of the room, having just been tol…
American Standard (No Contact | Best Microfiction Nom. '22)
American Standard (No Contact | Best Microfiction Nom. '22)
We time machine through the uncut grass, see the soil; witness the decomposition of our ancestors’ bodies.
Planet Keloid (Nurture | Best of the Net Nomination '21)
Planet Keloid (Nurture | Best of the Net Nomination '21)
S.S. Mandani The keloid first appeared when I was seven years old. It began as a bump on my sternum and nudged me every day with a wave hello of pain. A jellyfish sting volcanoing up from my nerves....
Denouement (XRAY)
Denouement (XRAY)
“Sure, I’ve eaten cookies well into adulthood. Some days all I eat is one cookie. I break little bite-sized pieces off and revel in the ‘gasm that is sugar, butter, salt, flour, chocolate, pecans, jam, or what have you. I eat chocolate chip cookies, of course, but lace cookies are my current obsession. My taste buds ride a buttery, crispy wave, cresting into a smile. I have disliked certain cookies. Usually, though, I get over myself, and find a redeeming quality. Growing up, I hated those jam cookies served with chai. You know the ones? But one day the light...
There's a man (Ligeia)
There's a man (Ligeia)
Home Is a House Cat (Ligeia)
Home Is a House Cat (Ligeia)
Resolve (Orca | Online & Print)
Resolve (Orca | Online & Print)
Wonder Bread (Maudlin House)
Wonder Bread (Maudlin House)
Ma stored it next to the pull-out wastebasket under the sink. She hated it, but couldn’t throw it out, knowing it made us happy: The Grilled Cheese Maker 3000. We—my brother and I—we’d each pull out two clean slices. Believe me, it’s got to be Wonder Bread: bleached, square, basic Wonder Bread. Pull out the machine, plug it into the nearest outlet, watch the roaches scurry behind the soap dispenser, open the mouth of the machine, slap two slices down, grab some cheese squares, pull ‘em out their plastic blankets, two per sandwich if you’re feeling cheesy, slap two more
A Tentacle of Night (Storm Cellar | Print)
A Tentacle of Night (Storm Cellar | Print)
Storm Cellar Vol. XI No. 1, fall ’23, nicknamed “Ars Notoria” → click for the delicious print and ebook editions. Contents links to PDF samples, [>>] for author site. Contents 2023 FOR…
Old Ass Soul (HAD)
Old Ass Soul (HAD)
Old Asshole lives where the sidewalk ends. It'll be a hot Florida day. You'll decide you want to go for the longest bike ride of your life. When all's said and done, you log 28.3 miles, lugging your mountain bike on the paved roads of painf
Actor (The Lit Pub)
Actor (The Lit Pub)
Another Missing Shadow Story (JMWW)
Another Missing Shadow Story (JMWW)
my identity was based on lost opportunities.
Flash Fiction (Passages North | Print)
Flash Fiction (Passages North | Print)
Robo Barista (Passages North | Online Feature)
Robo Barista (Passages North | Online Feature)
CREATIVE NONFICTION
Biryani (Autofocus)
Biryani (Autofocus)
Road Trip People (HAD)
Road Trip People (HAD)
COLUMN
Hot, Black, Pure: Coffee (No Contact)
Hot, Black, Pure: Coffee (No Contact)
The Elixir of Attitude (No Contact)
The Elixir of Attitude (No Contact)
Naked & Famous: Not Me, The Drink (No Contact)
Naked & Famous: Not Me, The Drink (No Contact)
Here, Here: Cheap Beer (No Contact)
Here, Here: Cheap Beer (No Contact)
Rosé Ain’t Basic, B* (No Contact)
Rosé Ain’t Basic, B* (No Contact)
The Last Word Is the First Step (No Contact)
The Last Word Is the First Step (No Contact)
Not Your Mom's Masala Chai (No Contact)
Not Your Mom's Masala Chai (No Contact)
My Favorite Monster: Jinn (No Contact)
My Favorite Monster: Jinn (No Contact)
CRAFT
Author's Note: "Greater Jihad" (Shenandoah)
Author's Note: "Greater Jihad" (Shenandoah)
Interview (Podcast): Neighbors of New York (Episode 10 | SWOOP)
Interview (Podcast): Neighbors of New York (Episode 10 | SWOOP)
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