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…
Category: Short stories
‘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…
‘Within the Burmese Dream’ by Paul King (USA)
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…
‘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…
‘One Night and a Morning in Maya’s Life’ by Norden Michael Lepcha (India)
Short story selected for the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology She stirred and moaned, enjoying the sensation after the act of love. She had eloped with Benay three days ago but these days had just passed off in…
‘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…