Arman Chowdhury 🍉
@armanchowdhury.bsky.social
Writer 🇧🇩 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Finalist. Associate Fiction Editor, West Branch magazine 2023-25. Notre Dame MFA ‘23. Tin House ‘22. Loft literary Fellow ´21.
📍South Bend, IN | armanchowdhury.com
📍South Bend, IN | armanchowdhury.com
At least someone’s excited it’s snowing in early November
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
At least someone’s excited it’s snowing in early November
He waits for me to take his pictures
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
He waits for me to take his pictures
My poor dog recovering from his neutering procedure.
October 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My poor dog recovering from his neutering procedure.
Soft launching my desi public persona wearing my late grandfather’s fit
September 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Soft launching my desi public persona wearing my late grandfather’s fit
Ooof, the writing is 🔥
August 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ooof, the writing is 🔥
Getting comfortable with Pol Guasch’s “Napalm in the Heart” this balmy morning at Bryant Park. Had the privilege of meeting the author—an effortless artist, the kindest soul—at a PEN America event last night.
May 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Getting comfortable with Pol Guasch’s “Napalm in the Heart” this balmy morning at Bryant Park. Had the privilege of meeting the author—an effortless artist, the kindest soul—at a PEN America event last night.
Doggo enjoying the sun
March 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Doggo enjoying the sun
Cheers to the end times
February 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Cheers to the end times
February 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
From Adania Shibli’s “Camouflage” in the most recent issue of The Paris Review
February 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
From Adania Shibli’s “Camouflage” in the most recent issue of The Paris Review
As a zillennial, this is the only A.I. I care about
January 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
As a zillennial, this is the only A.I. I care about
You know who needs a preemptive pardon? My 7-month-old Bernedoodle pup. He has the energy of a bomb cyclone.
January 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You know who needs a preemptive pardon? My 7-month-old Bernedoodle pup. He has the energy of a bomb cyclone.
This prompt was inspired by one shared by Peter Ho Davies last night in his @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class on Writing Politically Not Polemically.
January 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This prompt was inspired by one shared by Peter Ho Davies last night in his @storystudiochicago.bsky.social class on Writing Politically Not Polemically.
Big thanks to @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and @rokwon.bsky.social for a generative writing session centered on fear. Truly appreciate being in community with people who dont shy away from putting feelings of shame on the page. I needed to be reminded that “your body is never wrong” when it…
January 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Big thanks to @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and @rokwon.bsky.social for a generative writing session centered on fear. Truly appreciate being in community with people who dont shy away from putting feelings of shame on the page. I needed to be reminded that “your body is never wrong” when it…
How I feel when a project I conceived gets slightly challenging
January 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
How I feel when a project I conceived gets slightly challenging
Pumped to build a storytelling engine on my website!
January 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Pumped to build a storytelling engine on my website!
Hyped to attend this panel discussion next Monday featuring some of my favorite fantasy writers! Organized and made free by @storystudiochicago.bsky.social!
January 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hyped to attend this panel discussion next Monday featuring some of my favorite fantasy writers! Organized and made free by @storystudiochicago.bsky.social!
My haul from Tangibles Books (3326 S Halsted St, Chicago)! Akashic book anthologies / translations. I love literature so much.
January 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My haul from Tangibles Books (3326 S Halsted St, Chicago)! Akashic book anthologies / translations. I love literature so much.
Ending the year strong with a breakfast binge
December 31, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Ending the year strong with a breakfast binge
Oh, and also, I dropped my craft review of Sofia Samatar’s “The Practice, The Horizon, and The Chain” (i think there are spoilers though 😬)
December 25, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Oh, and also, I dropped my craft review of Sofia Samatar’s “The Practice, The Horizon, and The Chain” (i think there are spoilers though 😬)
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December 25, 2024 at 6:01 PM
🎅🏻🎄 Announcement!
If you’re looking for one more holiday present, I am giving away any e-book of your choice to the first 100 people who subscribe to my newsletter from my website: armanchowdhury.com
If you’re looking for one more holiday present, I am giving away any e-book of your choice to the first 100 people who subscribe to my newsletter from my website: armanchowdhury.com
One of my favorite mindless activities is to transcribe a piece of prose that I like and let my inner ear resonate with the frequencies released by the text. Writing by hand unhides the pulse of every sentence, word, and letter. It’s like hearing a high fidelity version of a song with 3D sound.
December 23, 2024 at 1:43 AM
One of my favorite mindless activities is to transcribe a piece of prose that I like and let my inner ear resonate with the frequencies released by the text. Writing by hand unhides the pulse of every sentence, word, and letter. It’s like hearing a high fidelity version of a song with 3D sound.