Short Stories
Doing time
The Silent Visitors
Compartment C
Interactive Fiction
Thanks, but I don’t remember asking.
Making decisions for others has consequences. Be sure you’re prepared for them before you proceed.
This was my 2024 Spring Thing submission.
Masks, or How to Quell a Rebellion
The players take on the characters of sentient robots with complex emotions but without physical components in their faces to display any emotions. Humans control access to the materials and “hand make” the parts which convey “true feelings”. The players must make decisions within the game to shape their future with humans.
Poetry – Because I took an online class
Ode to My Rickety Washing Machine
A brief pause before chaos: The unbalanced spin cycle.
I wait with bated breath,
Even my thoughts get put on hold.
I wait with mounting dread,
For the final step of Machine Wash Cold.
Rumble, tumble, roll and quake
A steel drum in death throes!
Did someone shake the thunder awake?
No, it’s just gravity and wet clothes.
Vaishnavi Ameya Murukutla 