Posted inCreative Hall Short Stories
The Long Ride
“Traffic is still slowly crawling on the Tuas Link back to Johor-” Samuel Tang turned the radio off immediately. He did not need any more reminders of the soul-sucking, blood-curdling,…
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Echo Recalls: MUFY Sharity Fiesta
On the 7th of October, the Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY) student council wrapped up their 2-day Sharity event, a charity fundraiser raising funds for SHELTER Home for Children. The…
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Jennifer, and Her Story
A Robbery Gone Wrong It was a quiet night on the 8th of November in the town of Markham. It was 10.30 at night, and the Pan household was getting…
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Infestation
Not only was she broke, she was also hungry and half dead from exhaustion. Life wasn't treating her fairly. The one and only apartment she could ever afford was tinier…
Posted inBeer & Skittles
The Performative Male: Pandering or Progress?
Over the last few months, performative males have taken over our social media feeds. What was originally a call out of virtue-signalling men has come full circle and is now…
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Dead Letter Office
Memory is like a moth. It flutters. It drifts. It finds an abandoned wardrobe of precious clothes to nest and gorges itself, leaving behind the gift of dust and scraps.…
Posted inEcho Buzz
UM Admissions Fiasco: Explained
Edward Wong, a STPM (Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia) graduate from SMK Jit Sin in Bukit Mertajam, Penang recently went public with his predicament where as a top-scorer who achieved 4.0…
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From “Teardrops on My Guitar” to “So High School”: The Evolution of a Love Story
Got a long list of ex-lovers? That was what defined Taylor Swift for the longest time. Taylor’s dating history has been as compelling as her music itself. However, regardless of…
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The Monster In Her Closet
Cold. All she felt was the cold. It was hard for her to imagine that just a year ago, she had always anticipated the season of frost. She loved to…
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Menu Adoption Cycle
The Pervasiveness of Matcha In recent months, we’ve witnessed how matcha has crawled its way off menu pages and into areas we’d least expect, from skincare to candles to becoming…