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…
‘Annapurna Devi’ by Abha Iyengar (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Annapurna Devi. Goddess of Plenty. My parents had been ecstatic with the name chosen by the pundit for me. I would want for nothing. The pundit was my…
‘Free Korean Dinner’ by A.D. Thompson (USA)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology She put down her Bible and picked up her Depression Clinic Handbook: “Everybody needs to feel that they have a sense of purpose. To this end it is…
‘Love and a Wedding’ by Vipul Rikhi (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology I met the girl I fell in love with at the wedding of my closest friend. I met her at the moment that she was getting married to…
‘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…
‘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…