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…
Category: Southeast Asia
‘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 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…
‘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…
‘Inocensia’ by Harriet Chan (The Philippines)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The police investigator shuffled through the papers on his desk. Then he looked at her with kind, but searching eyes. She looked back with a steady gaze. Her…
‘Voices and Hearts’ by Timothy Nakayama (Malaysia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology I was told that I would be getting my own room; it would be a more conducive environment for you, they said. They might have been overly generous…
‘Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot’ by Trirat Petchsingh (Thailand)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Mr. Cheng was having a leisurely breakfast, as he did every morning of the week. He had finished his eggs and bacon and was now sipping hot, black…
‘Beyond the Flickers’ by Gil Marvel P. Tabucanon (The Philippines)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology As the plane prepared for the final descent, I could see Hong Kong’s blaze of lights. For a while it seemed the universe had inverted itself and heaped…
‘Parallel Lines’ by San Lin Tun (Myanmar)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology It was not as warm as the day before. But, a shady place was essential. It was almost noon. It was lunchtime. So, he chose a suitable place…
‘Good Girl’ by Paul Salvette (USA)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology “These little jobs from Khun Pairote have been getting worse and worse, Pon. If my wife weren’t pregnant, I would’ve turned this one down. Where’d Pairote say he…
‘Nobody Nobody (Weeraesque)’ by Giacomo Lee (England)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Maps Sinewy the both of them, the spectres stand firm against the sandstone pillars as rifles go limp and hammer from north and south. They remember the copper-red…