Short story selected for the 2010 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology I know it is my midlife crisis, numerically – I’m 40, and in my bones; they ache. I am hauling a 30 pound rucksack over about eight mountain…
‘Adolescence’ by Mohammad Aljarmoshi (Jordan)
Short story selected for the 2010 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology A snow-white ceiling, an electric lamp in the middle. This was the first image my eyes captured; I closed them promptly trying to catch the train of somnolence…
‘A Home – Away from Home’ by Uma Balu (India)
Short story selected for the 2010 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology It was a cool, pleasant evening. Birds were chirping happily and tiny squirrels were playing around. Lolita enjoyed listening to those delightful sounds of nature as she watered…
‘The Rage of a New Ancestor’ by Pranav S. Joshi (Singapore)
Short story selected for the 2010 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology In 1965, India had more banyan trees than toilets across the entire country. Under one huge banyan tree, fifty-one tribesmen, naked down to their loincloths, squatted on the…
‘Eternal Smile’ by Caecilia Xie (Indonesia)
Short story selected for the 2010 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology It was raining that night. A screaming ambulance came to an immediate stop with a screech. The door opened and two paramedics got out. Their white canvas shoes…