Short story selected for the 2013 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology They say that if you find yourself in the slums of downtown Kuala Lumpur and if you hear the wind playing a haunting dirge on a starlit night,…
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‘Museum for the Macabre’ by George Diaz Evashuk (Canada)
BANGKOK — The Kingdom’s most notorious serial killer used to cook and eat the organs of his victims, mostly children. I was on my way to have a look at him. He was in the Museum of Forensic Science which…
‘Dreams for Rita’ by Julia Tan (Malaysia)
Penang, Malaysia 1997 It was late afternoon, and Rita was in the kitchen. She was sweating through her sleeveless green blouse, which created dark patches on her chest and underarms. She wasn’t bothered – the humidity was nothing to her.…
‘In the Forests of Himmapan’ by Swarnalatha Rangarajan (India)
“How can we think of leaving the village, Sirji? The gods of Jonkpur do not walk. So we have to stay where they live!” I shrug my shoulder and say nothing. The man who is talking to me does not…
‘The Memory Lane’ by Vijayender Cherupally (India)
The breeze turns more gentle. “How about going for a stroll?” I ask her. She smiles as she says, “You haven’t changed!” Change, I feel, is a complicated phenomenon, almost bordering on the incomprehensible for tardy minds like mine. So,…
‘Turbulence and Contentment’ by T-net Quiring (The Philippines)
Short story selected for the 2013 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Plane rides were a rare commodity for Consuelo. An old woman of sixties, she remembers her last being a domestic flight more than five years ago. The weather…
‘Dragon Property’ by Michael Jerome (UK)
I’m with Len, Lin’s uncle who specializes in village property. He’s lead us deep into Sha Tin along a narrow footpath to Ha Wo Che village, which lines the train tracks and takes you back in time to days of…
‘Meat Market’ by Josephine Crimp (UK)
Blue eyes I’m walking along the chaotic road after my visit to a temple, feeling as if I’ve really played a part in Thai culture. So many Westerners in Bangkok, they only come here for – you know. You walk…
‘The Curse’ by Anand Betanabhotla (India)
The bus turned noisily round a bend in the road and rattled along a canal that fed the farms, the hamlet and the livestock. I felt myself odd among the village folk. The men smoked beedis and the women kept…
The Cover of ‘Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot’
The cover of Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot was created by Fena Lee, a Singaporean artist. The back cover illustration is the work of Alan Van Every, a Bangkok-based artist from New York.
Contents of ‘Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot’ – A New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology
Mr. Cheng’s Silver Coffeepot is New Asian Writing’s soon-to-be-publihsed anthology of short stories that comprises the fictional work of forty-five writers from around the world who set their stories in a distinctive Asian context. And here’s the lineup: Stories set…
“The Rage of a New Ancestor” – 2nd edition
The second edition of The Rage of a New Ancestor. 2010 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology has a new cover design by Singaporean artist Fena Lee and a few minor layout changes. Most of these short stories are littered…