My name is Rishi and welktober is my blog. I made up the name because I like mashing words together. It’s a combination of welcome, which is always a nice sentiment, and October, which is my favourite month of the year.
I also considered calling it boycano but I don’t like boys that much, or volcanoes.
I write about whatever keeps me company as I’m working.
But who is he…
Rishi Midha’s short fiction has appeared in Biblioasis Press’ Best Canadian Stories 2026, subTerrain, and The New Quarterly. His debut story collection, We Are Busy Being Alive, is forthcoming with Anvil Press in June 2026.
