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    Asha Dore

    Journalist, illustrator, editor | Seattle, WA, United States

    Asha Dore is a writer, illustrator, and speech-language pathologist working on a book about fawning. Bylines include The New York Times, The Cut and Slate. She hosts Totally Biased Reviews, a literary interview podcast. Her work can be found at www.AshaDore.net or on Instagram @adjsbb

    Selected work
    • Fiction

      1

    • Nonfiction

      15

    • Poetry

      1

    • Hybrid

      2

    Cover of Hippocampus Magazine

    Words with the Hospital Chaplain by Asha Dore | Hippocampus Magazine

    Hippocampus Magazine, 2015

    Hybrid
    Cover of The New York Times Magazine

    Tiny Love Stories: ‘Humor to Counter Despair’ :: The Awe of Unknowing

    The New York Times Magazine, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Micro
    Cover of River Teeth

    Sign Language

    River Teeth, 2014

    Nonfiction
    Flash
    Cover of Burrow Press Review

    Making It Big - Asha Dore

    Burrow Press Review, 2014

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Cover of Vol. 1 Brooklyn

    Sunday Stories: “Tourists”

    Vol. 1 Brooklyn, 2015

    Nonfiction
    Cover of Cease, Cows

    Possum

    Cease, Cows, 2016

    Hybrid
    Cover of null

    Dostoyevsky Wannabe, Guest-Edited by Elle Nash

    2017

    Fiction
    Cover of Whisk(e)y Tit Journal

    You Are Beautiful

    Whisk(e)y Tit Journal, 2021

    Poetry
    Prose Poetry
    Cover of Heavy Feather Review

    Haunted Passages Nonfiction: “Ghost Beach” by Asha Dore

    Heavy Feather Review, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Literary
    Cover of Mutha Magazine

    Crumbs,Crumbs - Mutha Magazine

    Mutha Magazine, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Cover of Gulf Coast

    36.1 Winter/Spring 2023:: DREDGING

    Gulf Coast, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Literary
    Cover of Memoir Mixtapes

    Track 13: Home in Hurricane Country by Asha Dore — Memoir Mixtapes

    Memoir Mixtapes, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Literary
    Cover of The Pinch

    Nest — PINCH

    The Pinch, 2025

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Literary
    Cover of Electric Literature

    I Couldn’t Sleep If I Wanted My Baby to Survive - Electric Literature

    Electric Literature, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Essay
    Cover of Slate

    My Boss Complimented Me on My Parenting Skills. It Didn’t Land as Intended.

    Slate, 2024

    Nonfiction
    Flash
    Cover of null

    ‘Why do you use that thing?’ My daughter who uses a wheelchair had the perfect response

    2025

    Nonfiction
    Long Read
    Cover of null

    My son's ADHD and autism diagnosis led to mine. At 37, I struggled to accept it at first.

    2024

    Nonfiction
    Flash
    Cover of The Cut

    No Longer My Mother’s Keeper

    The Cut, 2025

    Nonfiction
    Long Read
    Cover of Huffington Post

    My Husband Said He Got A Vasectomy, But I Got Pregnant. His Explanation Left Me Stunned.

    Huffington Post, 2025

    Nonfiction
    Long Read