Stories

‘Carved’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The moon is uncarved bone. Raw, untouched, smooth like…

‘Tetra Hydro Cannabinol’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   My mother, Puseletso, has always shown us…

‘Weeds’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Wee Boon Ho was no longer expecting any phone…

‘Mass Effect’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Eddie starts counting when he notices the familiar…

Dear Bilal, As we arrive at our last issue of adda’s special collection, Translations: South and Southeast Asia, I feel…

    Lipas, Kapal kertas, Pisau lipat karat Tiga benda ini aku jumpa ketika turun dari bilik sewa lewat Pasar…

False Teeth of Pudu Market   Cockroach paper boat rusty pen knife These are the three things I found while…

  அந்த அடுக்கு மாடிக் குடியிருப்பின் மூன்றாவது தளத்தில் அமைந்த என் வீட்டுக் கதவைத் திறந்தவுடனேயே 'சும்மாயிரு அனிருத்’ என்ற பொருள் படும்படியான சுனிதாவின் குரல் ('சுப்…

Amma, Appa, Anbu The multi-storey building sat squat in one of the by-lanes of Cenotaph Road where Kotturpuram Bridge ended. I…

* Published as《未完》in the book 《左手的快乐》by Liang Wern Fook (梁文福). Copyright @ 2006, Global Publishing. Return to the collection Illustration…

Unfinished It was a Sunday when I walked into Grandpa’s room, intending to give it a proper clear-out. As soon…

My Dream House   I think I’ll build a house.   Borrowing the plan from the weaver bird I’ll engage…

Hair Dye   Just think of it, Had hair dye Not been available In the market, People would not have…

நிழல் தேடும் சூரியன்   முன்னொரு காலத்தில் எனதூரில் கட்டிடங்கள் காப்பமாவதில்லை பட்டியாய்ப் பல்கிப் பெருகவில்லை ஈன்று தள்ளியதெல்லாம் மருதை, வாகை, வம்மி   மூன்று தசாப்த்தம்…

A Lifeless Sea   As the waves crashed upon the shore, we discovered their corpses. Their eyes were wide open,…

  ආකාස කඩේ බෝම්බය   ලෝ යදමින් නිදහස් වී අහස උසින් පිහාටුවක සැප සිටුවර පුටුව තබා තොළ ගානා විට මධුවිත…