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…
‘Brink of a Beginning’ by Ankita Banerjee (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Two things happened in quick succession after her mother’s death: her father retired from the pharmaceutical company where he had worked for more than thirty years and Niti…
‘Blood Ties’ by Vandana Kumari Jena (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology No one took Sudeep seriously when he complained of severe backache. “Hypochondria,” I chuckled. I was the wife of a hypochondriac. “Must be the armchair,” suggested Dr. Natrajan,…
‘The Time Has Come’ by Sangita P. Menon Malhan (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology “I don’t care how you manage it but I want you home on Friday,” said Mrs. Chatterjee to her eldest son. And although he was thirty-seven, he still…
‘The Date: 26th December 2004’ by Nishath Nizar (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Little Raju was asleep in his little cot in the town of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu. The time: 5.30 a.m. Mother Thresia was up and awake to go…
‘The Departed’ by Vijayender Cherupally (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology When I opened the window, I felt it was cold. The sky was cloudy, but I felt like going out for a stroll. I looked at the street.…
‘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…
‘Baghdad, My Beloved’ by Saahith Shetty (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology “… Wherever you are, death will find you, even if you are in towers, built up strong and tall.” (An-Nisa, 4:78, The Holy Qur’an). Miftah watched as a…
‘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…
‘Tsunami Religion’ by Anjali Prashar (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Laughter and bells of happiness constantly rang from House No. 22 on Flute Avenue, a house which had otherwise been empty for the past few months. The three…