Michelle D’costa is a writer, editor, and creative writing mentor from Mumbai. She co-hosts the author interview podcast Books and Beyond with Bound. Her poetry chapbook Gulf was published by Yavanika Press in 2021. Her work can be found in Litro UK, Berfrois, Eclectica, Out Of Print, and others. You can find her on Twitter: @michellewdcosta, Instagram: @michellewdcosta, or her webpage: https://michellewendydcosta.wordpress.com/.
Short story by Michelle D’costa: ‘A man had overdosed that day. Jude remembers the tattoo on the OD guy’s bicep: A dragon spitting fire which held three symbols, Om, a cross, and a star cradled in a crescent moon.’