Writing


BOOKS

HANDS: Stories (Cornerstone Press, published April 14, 2026)

Press for Hands

Two Debuts: Hasan Dudar with Pardeep Toor (Necessary Fiction, 5/19/26)

In This Debut Collection, the American Dream Borders on Nightmarish (PEN America, 4/23/26)

Singular Moments Sparked Short Stories (Colorado Sun, 4/26/26)

See the Cover for Hands by Pardeep Toor (Debutiful, 1/29/26)


Best Debut Short Stories 2021: The Pen America Dau Prize | Taxi

Best Debut

Taxi first appeared in the Midwest Review and was selected as one of the best debuts of 2021 by PEN America. | Purchase the anthology. | A Conversation about the story and anthology.

WRITING

Fiction
Stranded in the Dunes (Southern Humanities Review, 2025)

The Astrologer (The Masters Review: Summer Short Story Award Shortlist, 2023)

Tony and Jim's (Southern Humanities Review, 2022)

Dinner Party (Great River Review, 2021)

Taxi - Best Debut Short Stories 2021: The PEN America Dau Prize (Catapult, 2021)

Taxi - (Midwest Review, 2020)

Non-Fiction
7 Books Featuring Self-Sabotaging Characters (Electric Literature, 4/17/26)

You'll Understand When You're Older (Palooka, 2024)

Disappearing Language: A Reading List on Losing Your Native Tongue (Longreads, 2/24/22)

In 1990; Butler, Pennsylvania (Catapult, 11/16/21)

Professional Wrestling Was the Language I Shared With My Dad (Electric Literature, 2/17/21)