Words — Sagar Doshi

Curses

Fiction.

20 page screenplay telling the story of a ritual to banish the Evil Eye.

Sagar DoshiOctober 19, 2022story, screenplay

Attila on the Aircraft Carrier

Fiction.

6 pages of an early story of a mystery on an aircraft career, done in screenplay format. For an interactive story, but could work for linear media as well.

Sagar DoshiJune 28, 2022story, game, screenplay

It All Burns Down - Story Bible

Fiction.

Visual novel game concept in a fictional Mexico beset by raging wildfires.

Sagar DoshiJune 28, 2022story, game

Ordenanálisis

Fiction.

Short story (in Spanish) inspired by “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” by Borges.

Sagar DoshiFebruary 6, 2021story, españolComment

Values You Don't Share

Nonfiction.

What’s one virtue that others place a lot of stock in that you just don’t value that highly. For example, some might think of beauty as overrated or a misguided goal to seek out. Others may think truth is overrated because outcomes are more important than processes. How does this part of your value system affect the way you live your life?

Sagar DoshiNovember 26, 2020reflectionComment

The Castle in the Garden

Fiction.

Balima comes upon Misham ruining her plot, in the Garden where the most precious things are. But Misham is acting out of something more than caprice. Something much less caring and much, much worse.

Short story done after restarting Night Vale Presents’s fabulous Start With This

Photo credit to Annie Spratt via Unsplash

Sagar DoshiNovember 25, 2020storyComment

Border

Fiction.

A soldier is stationed deep in the middle of the forest, by an odd structure, and told not to move. Why? What would happen if she does?

Sagar DoshiDecember 12, 2019story Comment

Guardian

Fiction.

Summer beaches might not be as normal as you think. When there is evidence of oddness, is that good oddness, bad oddness, or something more inconceivable?

Sagar DoshiOctober 22, 2019story Comment

Functionaries

Fiction.

Story about high stakes negotiations between bureaucrats, inspired by this gorgeous piece of art. Can’t find the original artist, so if you know, please let me know so I can credit appropriately!

Sagar DoshiSeptember 26, 2019storyComment

Walls

Fiction.

Inspired by Miles Johnston’s art , this is the story of a finding one’s own truth and one’s own priorities in the face of a grand, voiceless, and implacable force.

Sagar DoshiSeptember 10, 2019storyComment

An Army of Rams

Fiction.

An encounter with a mob of rams can soothe any soul. Also, did you know that a young ram lamb can be called a tup?

Inspired by this highly soothing painting by my wife that I get to wake up to daily, and written after listening to Start With This, by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

Sagar DoshiSeptember 2, 2019storyComment

The Importance of User Research

Fiction.

Short, silly story, involving a fishy afterlife and bad design. Developed from a writing prompt from Jeff VanderMeer’s Wonderbook, and inspired by Ann Leckie’s excellent pronouns. https://wonderbooknow.com/web-extras/wonderbook-exercise-the-singing-fish/

Sagar DoshiAugust 28, 2019writingComment