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Astray is a storytelling project about the world and the Earth. We publish creative non-fiction / essays, host {writing workshops} + take {field trips}. Across borders, between dots, we seek to connect...

Jada de Luca Collage for Astray

Upcoming Programming

Place Title Dates Season
Takigahara / 滝ヶ原 Foraging, Fermenting + Seasonal Cooking Aug 21–30, 2026 summer
Tokyo / 東京 Freelancing, Indie Publishing + Writing With Care Sep 6 – Oct 4, 2026 autumn
Tokyo / 東京 Radical Writing, Risograph Printing + Zine Making Oct 16–25, 2026 autumn
Kathmandu / काठमाडौं Feminist Writing, Creative Practice + Care Nov 8–22, 2026 autumn

Stories

The Space Between Two People

Gonpo’s Library: A Tibetan History Project in McLeod Ganj

The Tiffin Lady: Shifting Hate

Becoming Noah: Crossplay and the Self I Found

The Long Trail

In Conversation With Ghosts

I Hope I Laugh Forever

“In the clurb, we all fam”

The Air is Shiny

They call us trouble

Voices from Tokyo: Palestine Solidarity in the World’s Biggest City

In Disguise

Only in Munich do I miss my mother

One More Time

Under the rubble of time, what’s left behind?

I Wish My Cat Liked Me

A Cultural Eye-opener For Southern India

A Survival Guide for “Hopeless Romantics”

What Sylvia Plath and My Friends Have in Common

Cyclone Radio

Not just one interview: I asked the question they weren’t ready for

The broken road home: How climate change impacts Nepal’s vulnerable communities

An Ode to Markets

Grassroots football: the heart and soul of the community

That night, we turned our goodbyes into mulled wine

Tokyo Smokes

“One of the girls”: How queer men perpetuate patriarchy

Mẹ ơi / A daughter’s love letter

A man riding a horse and a stretch limosine in New York City.

I Love New York

Sapasui: cooking with Samoan mother handfuls