Non-Academic Writing

Fiction, Poetry and essays

Richard's creative writing has been published widely in literary magazines, anthologies and books in several countries. Below can be found details and links to some of his writing.

Recently published short fiction

website links are provided where open access is available

Educating Manju

Published in Indian Review

https://indianreview.in/fiction/educating-manju-richard-rose/

The Elephant Brooch

Published in Muse India

http://www.museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=fiction&issid=83&menuid=8182

Guernica

Published in Spadina Review

https://www.spadinaliteraryreview.com/SR31-Fic-04.html

Anil’s Reward

Published in Indian Periodical

http://indianperiodical.com/2019/10/anils-reward/

The Missing Hero

Published in Indian Periodical

http://indianperiodical.com/2019/11/the-missing-hero/

The Lady with the Twenty Five Letter Alphabet

Published in Adelaide Magazine

https://adelaidemagazine.org/2020/01/20/the-lady-with-the-twenty-five-letter-alphabet-by-richard-rose/

Incident on Platform 2A

Published in Muse India

http://www.museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=fiction&issid=90&menuid=8762

Confessional

Published in Adelaide Literary Magazine

https://adelaidemagazine.org/2020/04/20/confessional-by-richard-rose-2/

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The Siren
Long listed for the Adelaide Literary Award 2020 and published in the Adelaide Literary Award Short Stories Anthology

Umbrellas on the Streets

A story set in the days immediately before th hand-over of Hong Kong by the British Administration to Chinese rule, published July 2021 in Personal Bests Journal

Recently published essays and other non-fiction

A Guest in Poonthura

Published in Coldnoon

https://coldnoon.com/magazine/dialogues/essays/a-guest-in-poonthura/

Not Quite Lost in the Streets of Jayanagar and Before the Cacophony Begins

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2018/10/not-quite-lost-lanes-jayanagar/

Vendors of Dignity and Long Live the Cows of Jayanagar

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2018/11/vendors-dignity-cows-jayanagar/

Morning Raga

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2018/12/morning-raga/

Sanjay Van: An Island prison, or respite from a high-rise hell?

Published in Coldnoon

https://coldnoon.com/magazine/dialogues/essays/%ef%bb%bfsanjay-van-an-island-prison-or-respite-from-a-high-rise-hell/

Looking Beyond the Boundaries

Published in Spark

https://www.sparkthemagazine.com/looking-beyond-the-boundaries/

If I Really Must Go Shopping

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2019/01/if-i-really-must-go-shopping/

No Mere Film Star!

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2019/02/no-mere-film-star/

Food for the Soul and the Stomach

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2019/03/food-for-the-soul-and-the-stomach/

Macbeth with Added Parrots and Why don’t These Voices Reach a Wider Audience?

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2019/04/macbeth-with-added-parrots/

Sea, Sand and …Parrots!

Published in Spark

https://www.sparkthemagazine.com/sea-sand-and-parrots/

Can Two Bangalores Co-exist?

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2019/05/can-two-bangalores-co-exist/

Streetwise but Missing Out

Published in Bangalore Review

http://bangalorereview.com/2019/07/streetwise-but-missing-out/

The Dignity of an Unheralded Artist on the Streets of Bangalore

Published in Jaggery Literary Magazine

http://jaggerylit.com/dignity-of-an-unheralded-artist/

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Poetry

Four Combined Haiku

Published in Better Than Starbucks July 2019

https://www.betterthanstarbucks.org/haiku

Ode to Verrier Elwin

Published in Kitaab Literary Magazine August 2019

https://kitaab.org/2019/09/02/poetry-ode-to-verrier-elwin-by-richard-rose/

Golden Jackal Sanjay Van

Published in Taj Mahal Review (Print only) January 2020

The Scallop

Published in The Cannon’s Mouth Poetry Magazine (print only) Februray 2020

Ta Prohm and Mekong (2 poems) May 2020

Published in Anak Sastra https://anaksastra.com/current-issue.html

For My Grandchildren

Published in Spark Literary Magazine May 2020

http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/for-my-grandchildren/

Blue Skies Over Delhi

Published in Indian Periodical May 2020

http://indianperiodical.com/2020/05/blue-skies-over-delhi/

Happisburgh Beach

Published in The Cannon's Mouth (print only)September 2020

Autumn

Published in Grand Little Things Poetry Magazine October 2020

https://grand-little-things.com/2020/10/03/autumn-by-richard-rose/

Writing for Performance

In 2018 Letters to Lucia, a play written by Richard Rose and James Vollmar celebrating the life of Lucia Anna Joyce, James Joyce's daughter received its premier performance at Lucia's graveside in Kingsthorpe Cemetery, Northampton. Performed by the Triskellion Irish Theatre Company on Bloomsday (16th June) the performance was watched by an appreciative audience and gained some attention in the Irish Press (see below). The text, with accompanying production notes and the history of the play's development, and with an introduction by David Norris, was published in 2020.