A freelance writer from Bengaluru, Ramya Srinivasan's stories have been published in Third Lane, MeanPepperVine, The Quiver Review and Tell Me Your Stories, and in the anthologies Blind Turns, Kintsugi, Skin and The Mask. Her work has also been longlisted in the Strands International Flash Fiction Competition. Her personal essay, "The Dream is Still On", was published in the Chicken Soup for the Indian Entrepreneur’s Soul. You can find her on Twitter: @ramya_vasan and Instagram: @ramya.vasan.
Short story by Ramya Srinivasan: ‘AX09 reminded Otto of all things that he hated about the job. All that craving for power had ultimately led to complete powerlessness. The lack of free will. The helplessness of being a puppet in someone else’s hands.’