The bus turned noisily round a bend in the road and rattled along a canal that fed the farms, the hamlet and the livestock. I felt myself odd among the village folk. The men smoked beedis and the women kept…
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The Cover of ‘Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot’
The cover of Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot was created by Fena Lee, a Singaporean artist. The back cover illustration is the work of Alan Van Every, a Bangkok-based artist from New York.
Contents of ‘Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot’ – A New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology
Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot is New Asian Writing’s soon-to-be-publihsed anthology of short stories that comprises the fictional work of forty-five writers from around the world who set their stories in a distinctive Asian context. And here’s the lineup: Stories set…
“The Rage of a New Ancestor” – 2nd edition
The second edition of The Rage of a New Ancestor. 2010 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology has a new cover design by Singaporean artist Fena Lee and a few minor layout changes. Most of these short stories are littered…
‘Within the Burmese Dream’ by Paul King (USA)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The train rolls out of Mandalay at four in the morning, lit only by the orange glow of cigarettes being smoked in the seats around us. It is…
‘The Small Moment’ by Alan Van Every (USA)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology He noticed he could look at people and form a story about each of them, without ever really having a clue what or who they were. He started…
‘The Cost to Understanding’ by Irfanullah Farooqi (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology “Faheem! Wake up. It’s almost eleven.” Faheem rubbed his eyes for a while. Life started a few hours ago. He kept lying in the cot for he was…
‘The Mark’ by John Ling (Malaysia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Andrea had been watching the mark for over a month now. Staking out all his appearances, all his ceramahs. Blending in. Shadowing his every move. And she figured…
‘Of Heroes and Hopes’ by Naheed Muqeetulla (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology There was something very intriguing about the new watchman’s daughter. She was perhaps my age, about twelve years, only much thinner and shorter. She never said a word…
‘The Streets of KL’ by Abirami Anne Durai (Malaysia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The air conditioning had fizzled out and Ai Lin’s limp black hair hung in clumpy strands around her sweaty neck. Perspiration coursed down her chest and formed a…
‘Lifelines’ by Ray Malcolm (England)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Bangkok, April 7, 1893 A blanket of rain fell to the earth, pouring from the roof of the teakwood house, forming waterfalls that cascaded to the floor below…
‘The Mystical Music’ by Sheila Samanta Mathai (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The first time I heard it was in college in Pune, late one evening, many years ago. The campus was overgrown and the road was lined with Ashoka…