Everyone but Payal seems to know exactly how to fix her marriage, solve her problems, and make her happy. Surely everyone can’t be wrong?
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Sonal Champsee
Sonal Champsee’s short fiction and essays have been published by magazines such as The New Quarterly, Ricepaper, and Today’s Parent. Her novel, Everyone Can’t Be Wrong, (forthcoming Fall 2026 from Inanna Publications) was shortlisted for the 2022 UBC/HarperCollins Canada Best New Fiction prize. A lifelong Torontonian, Sonal holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and runs the Dear Abby-style writing advice newsletter and podcast, Writer Therapy.
