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…
‘Aqua Regia’ by Subhashree Kishore (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Chitra stepped out of the car. She wore her Indianess well – a bejeweled silk saree and diamonds. She was wont to protest her global visage or Americaness.…
‘Ubiquitous Encounter’ by Mehreen Ahmed (Bangladesh)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Minah knew Sidu, short for Siddharta, ever since they were children. Playmates for over fifteen years, both reached puberty not realizing how fast time had passed, but as…
‘Death Wish’ by Maria Melissa Obedoza (The Philippines)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology When Emil Rodriguez woke up to find a beautiful woman sitting on the foot of his bed, his initial thought was that, for the first time in the…
‘Nadia’ by Nick Sweet (England)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology “Would it be so difficult for you to make up some stories for me?” Khalid tells me that he has never been one for telling stories, that he…
‘Sharma’ by Julie Bowen Kearney (Australia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Sharma was our darling, at least for a while, and even after it was all over what we remembered was the man himself and not the annoying little…
‘Hantu: A Malaysian Ghost Story’ by J.C. Martin (Malaysia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The leech made a sickening squelch as the heel of the Timberland boot ground it into a pulp, smearing its pink contents across the rock face. “Goddamn bloodsucker,”…