Ashley Mangtani

@writerash.bsky.social

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Slipstream Writer ✍️ Published or forthcoming in Strange Horizons | LITRO | Washington Square Review | Boudin | Neon Dystopia | Expat Press | HAWKEYE etc Short story collection ⬇️ ashleymangtani.com

An image of a message from Submittable addressed to Ashley Mangtani. The text thanks Ashley for submitting "Stand by for Redeployment" and states that they would like to post it as a general submission during the week of May 4 - 8, 2026. It also encourages signing up for their weekly newsletter on their homepage to see which day it will be posted.
A vertical split-screen image contrasting a messy, red-inked physical manuscript labeled "Before: The Grind" with a bright laptop screen showing a formal acceptance email from CommuterLit labeled "After: Accepted." The email confirms the story "Stand-by for Redeployment" will be published next week.
Three exhausted survivors sit in a dim, rusted tunnel, covered in dust and wearing damaged gas masks. One slumps against the wall while the others crouch beside him. A sealed metal hatch looms behind them as debris litters the ground. Below the image, a white panel displays a tense excerpt describing their escape and the line: “They know where we are now.”
Wide cinematic view of a brutalist housing estate with three tall concrete towers rising over layered walkways. Smoke plumes and scattered fires mark the distant skyline. Below, wet streets reflect blue lights from ambulances, with a few small figures moving through the scene. Helicopters hover in a grey, storm-heavy sky, adding to the sense of unfolding disaster.
A boat in the shallow waters of Sunrise Beach, Koh Lipe, Thailand