Shamik Prabhu

@shamik_prabhu

Short fiction writer focusing on psychological dilemmas, courage under pressure, and ethical crossroads.

Published Stories & Essays

3 stories

Essays 3 min read

Does a Story Have to Solve a Crisis to Be Worth Writing?

When events feel overwhelming, a story cannot replace emergency aid. An editorial on finding a defensible craft purpose and keeping scenes specific.

Oct 20, 2026 →

Short Stories 5 min read

The Description Window

An inaccurate AI search summary brings an author new orders from readers expecting a book she never wrote.

Sep 29, 2026 →

Short Stories 5 min read

During a torrential Mumbai monsoon, an on-call database engineer must rebuild a broken cross-country Postgres replica overnight, confronting the physical limits of bandwidth and the consequences of a missing runbook.

Sep 12, 2026 →

Shamik Prabhu

Published Stories & Essays

Does a Story Have to Solve a Crisis to Be Worth Writing?

The Description Window

The Weight of the Wire