Mekhala Chaubal is a Canadian lawyer and writer with roots in India. After growing up across the Middle East, she studied creative writing at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (now Randolph College) in Virginia. Mekhala currently lives in Ontario with her family. Find her on Instagram @mekhala.taylor.chaubal.
Selected work
MY DEAD GRANDMA AND DEADER CAT ARE FUSED AS A FURBODIED-AJJIFACED FARISHTA COMPLETE WITH GLITTER WINGS SIPPING FROZEN MANGO MARGARITAS FLOATING ACROSS AN AZURE ETERNITY LOOKING DOWN ON ME IN EQUAL PARTS JUDGMENT AND SYMPATHY AND I AM DECEASED
The Ana, 2026
PoetryExperimental Hybrid
Bodies of Glass
West Trestle Review, 2026
Poetry
Fish Poem
Mantis, 2025
PoetryExperimental Hybrid
On Modaks: Offerings of Little Bliss
Coach House Books, 2022
NonfictionEssayPersonal Essay