Radha Pyari Sandhir, PhD / R. P. Sand

Shadows on the Pavement - Lightspeed Magazine You are what blooms between my thoughts. Relentless, like the roots of a poplar, or the mold swelling from neglected corners of a home echoing with silent disharmony. You slink through my star-ridden ...

I have a story out in Lightspeed called Shadows on the Pavement. It's a love letter to you. Yes, you.

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/shad...

#fantasy

24.05.2025 09:21 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

When you feel behind, look to your inner bird a reminder to slow down to achieve your goals

I made a thing. If hustle culture doesn't resonate with you, if you feel drawn to the words "slow living" and "coziness" especially in the context of productivity and learning, then you may like this thing.

Blog post: medium.com/cozy-learnin...

Audio narration: youtu.be/0sxeFvKZHDk

#cozy

17.02.2025 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So You Want to Run a Temporal Coffee Shop: a story by R. P. Sand We are the caretakers of our patrons’ hearts. All who tread through our amber-studded doors are equal...

I narrated my latest published story in Worlds of Possibility for the editor's podcast. They've also released the text in their blog.

www.juliarios.com/so-you-want-...

If you like witches, time travel, and tea/coffee, give it a listen or read!

#fantasy #writing #timetravel

29.01.2025 06:13 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I started re-watching Parks & Recreation last week, and since then I've visited the store 3 times to buy labels, highlighters, binders, and other stationery. This...is totally normal, right?

#amIleslieknope

07.01.2025 11:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The cover of the December 2024 issue of Worlds of Possibility edited by Julia Rios, depicting dandelion seeds being carried away from their mother plant on a breeze.

I've got a new pub! My story "So You Want to Run a Temporal Coffee Shop" is in the latest issue of Worlds of Possibility.

Time travel, yes, but a cozy fantasy. Give it a read if that sounds like your thing!

Link to issue: www.juliarios.com/introducing-...

#cozy #fantasy #writing #timetravel

01.01.2025 20:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy World Quantum Day! Now is the purrfect time to learn quantum computing.

If you're new to quantum computing and/or you like cats, I have the first three chapters of a free non-technical, beginner-friendly book called Quantum Kittens up at quantumkittens.online

#quantum

14.04.2024 20:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"Homeland in Verse" by Naomi Day is live! This story was edited by Sachiko Ragosta. The audio edition was narrated by @radhapyari.bsky.social and produced by @melisfluous.bsky.social. Read or listen to it on our website now: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/home...

29.02.2024 21:50 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

So my @clarkesworldmagazine.com
novelette, An Ode to Stardust, is on the Locus Recommended Reading List! 😳

And it sits among so many of my favorite stories of 2023. ✨

locusmag.com/2024/02/2023...

01.02.2024 17:16 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for reading and for your kind words! ✨

20.01.2024 12:48 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I picked up Procreate when I was in a bit of a writing rut, hoping to court creativity by trying something new without any pressure to succeed. Completely unexpectedly, this story began to unfold for me, wobbly at first, becoming what it is today over the course of many months.

19.08.2023 16:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Purple toned phone wallpaper of a black cat observing a nebula through an arched window.

The illustration is from when I tried my hand at digital art early last year, a twist on one of
Art with Flo's amazing tutorials (https://youtube.com/@ArtwithFlo).

Fun fact: this experiment sparked the opening scene of the story. Here it is as a phone wallpaper.

19.08.2023 16:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A collage of my black cat Blade being adorable, and an illustration of a black cat observing a nebula.

This is my little king, Blade, the inspiration for Midnight in my @clarkesworld.bsky.social novelette An Ode to Stardust. Blade is too curious for his own good, adores chasing stuffed mice, and sleeps tucked under my arm all buttery soft. https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sand_02_23/ #cat #sff #scifi

19.08.2023 16:24 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0