Short Stories
#1
Title: “An Ex Ordeal: A Short Story”
Format: Kindle Edition (eBook)
Publisher: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
Publication Date: 4 January 2019
#2
Title: “An Untold Legacy”
Format: Paper Back
Published in: After the floods (An Anthology of Short Stories by The Chennai Bloggers Club)
Publisher: Sixth Sense Publications
Publication Date: 2016
#3
Title: “Asha, My Inspiration”
Format: Online Magazine
Published in: Writer’s Ezine Magazine Volume XV (Pages 28-30)
Publication Date: June 2015 Issue
Social inequality – one of the many issues of our country I dream seeing reformed – was the theme of Asha, My Inspiration. It is a fiction about how a mother emotionally struggles within between letting and holding back her little boy from playing with an under-served child. Here’s the copy of the published story:
Reviews
Title: Night Sky Between The Stars by Usha Kishore: Book Review
Published in: Tajmahal Review, an international journal devoted to arts, literature, poetry and culture
Publisher: Cyberwit Publications
Publication Date: December 2015 Issue
The original review was published in Nandhini’s Book Review Blog in April 2015.
Contributions to Women’s Web, an online magazine for women
#1 7 Sure-Fire Tips I Follow As A Work-At-Home Mom, To Remain Productive And Sane
Published on September 25, 2018 under ‘Stories from Mom’
#2 On This Day Of The Girl Child, Let’s Think Of What #MeToo Means To A Working Class Woman
Published on October 11, 2018 under ‘Social Causes ‘
#3 Why It Was So Hard To Answer My Little Boy’s Question, “Amma, Can A Boy Marry A Boy?”
Published on October 26, 2018 under ‘LGBTQ’
#4 This Millenial Indian Woman Has A Different Festival Mantra: No Sweating It Alone In The Kitchen
Published on November 5, 2018 under ‘Feminist’
#5 Baby Blues Marred My Son’s Birth As Everything Went Against What I Had Looked Forward To
Published on November 14, 2018 under ‘Stories from Mom’
#6 A Step by Step Guide To Finding A Work-at-Home Job That’s Right For You
Published on February 15, 2019 under ‘fitness & Wellness’
#7 4 Interesting Things That Can Help You Understand How Your Woman’s Body Works
Published on January 2, 2019 under ‘Careers’
Stories for Kids +Hand-Drawn Illustrations
Contributions to Momspresso, a Parenting website
#1 The North Star: Story & Activities With Illustrations For Children (Ages 4 – 12)
Published on November 1, 2018 under ‘Kids – Activities’
#2 Mia & Grandpa go on a Boat Ride: Children’s Story (Ages 4 – 12)
Others
#1
Title: “Secret Admirers”
Format: Kindle Edition
Published in: From Chennai, With Love: A Collection of Love Letters by the Chennai Bloggers Club
Publisher: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
Publication Date: 14 March 2016
#2
Title: “A Lifetime Deal”
Published in: Gokulam Children’s Magazine
Publisher: Vikatan Publications
Publication Date: August 1999
After several failed attempts in getting published my letter to Uncle Pai in Tinkle, I resigned to try a short story for another children’s magazine. I had sent a hand-written copy of my story to the publication during the summer holidays following my last year of schooling. One day, after three months, I received a money order of Rs. 25 from the publication along with the copy of the magazine in which my story was printed. My bad luck, I lost the only evidence of my then only published story. After 15 years, I contacted the editor who with a kind heart had sent me the PDF version of the story. Here it is – the precious story which earned me Rs. 25 at the age of seventeen, though utterly, terribly funny 😀
