Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The train rolls out of Mandalay at four in the morning, lit only by the orange glow of cigarettes being smoked in the seats around us. It is…
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‘The Small Moment’ by Alan Van Every (USA)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology He noticed he could look at people and form a story about each of them, without ever really having a clue what or who they were. He started…
‘The Cost to Understanding’ by Irfanullah Farooqi (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology “Faheem! Wake up. It’s almost eleven.” Faheem rubbed his eyes for a while. Life started a few hours ago. He kept lying in the cot for he was…
‘The Mark’ by John Ling (Malaysia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Andrea had been watching the mark for over a month now. Staking out all his appearances, all his ceramahs. Blending in. Shadowing his every move. And she figured…
‘Of Heroes and Hopes’ by Naheed Muqeetulla (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology There was something very intriguing about the new watchman’s daughter. She was perhaps my age, about twelve years, only much thinner and shorter. She never said a word…
‘The Streets of KL’ by Abirami Anne Durai (Malaysia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The air conditioning had fizzled out and Ai Lin’s limp black hair hung in clumpy strands around her sweaty neck. Perspiration coursed down her chest and formed a…
‘Lifelines’ by Ray Malcolm (England)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Bangkok, April 7, 1893 A blanket of rain fell to the earth, pouring from the roof of the teakwood house, forming waterfalls that cascaded to the floor below…
‘The Mystical Music’ by Sheila Samanta Mathai (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The first time I heard it was in college in Pune, late one evening, many years ago. The campus was overgrown and the road was lined with Ashoka…
‘Inocensia’ by Harriet Chan (The Philippines)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology The police investigator shuffled through the papers on his desk. Then he looked at her with kind, but searching eyes. She looked back with a steady gaze. Her…
‘Five Hundred Miles’ by Sabiha Armin (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Hopes and visions of the beloved country were flying high in the form of the national flag. In that breeze, an anthem blended, an anthem that had integrated…
‘Tangerine Sky’ by Samyak Ghosh (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology With the thunderstorm ceasing and sudden departure of the inclement weather, Rana decided on opening the drawing room window. He loved the cool breeze wafting through the crevices…
‘Voices and Hearts’ by Timothy Nakayama (Malaysia)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology I was told that I would be getting my own room; it would be a more conducive environment for you, they said. They might have been overly generous…