ED #1 - “Better than the Original”

In this episode, Laasya Kannepalli discusses her short story “Better than the Original”, which tells the story of Siri’s marriage, which has been a quiet battlefield. Her husband belittles, controls, cheats, and turns every day into something smaller and harsher. Then one evening, she comes home to meet a stranger wearing her husband’s face. This horror/thriller is accessible at https://www.writerspouch.org/post/better-than-the-original.

During this session, Laasya talks about how a story that started with a prompt went through more than four drafts to see the light of day, with an entirely different conclusion than the one it started out with. Check out what the stories for the earlier drafts were, and also visit https://writerspouch.weebly.com/profile/105 to access Laasya’s complete works.