Arcx is all about literary inspiration. In this six episode mini-series, we talk to six South Asian sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction writers, tracing their ideas from conception to execution. Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of abuse, and the depiction of traumatic events. Listener discretion is advised. Today, we talk to Kuzhali Manickavel, author, editor and columnist. Kuzhali’s short fiction is beautiful, bizarre and haunting in the best way.Her short story collections Things We Found During the Autopsy and Insects Are Just Like You and Me except Some of Them Have Wings are wonderful mix of themes spanning genres.  She has also written chapter books like 'How to Love Mathematical Objects' and ‘Eating Sugar, Telling Lies’. Kuzhali has written for Granta, Strange Horizons, Agni, Subtropics, Michigan Quarterly Review and DIAGRAM. We discuss her love of scary movies, the reality of unresolved trauma, using dark humour, and everyday horrors.  Arcx is a series of the Subverse, the podcast of Dark ‘n’ Light, a digital space that chronicles the times we live in and reimagining futures with a focus on science, nature, social justice and culture. Follow us on social media @darknlightzine, or at darknlight.com for episode details and show notes.