Growing up, Noah had always possessed an intoxicating, nearly obsessive zeal for exploration. Yearning for the great promises that the unknown beckoned, he often set …
A Moment of Repose
Short Stories
You’re Home to Me
It wasn’t too late to run away, Yin Wei kept telling himself; when he first heard the news, when he decided to look up the …
Golden Skies
All the love you give will eventually come back to you. Turquoise-painted nails, gold stars spread across paper scraps. Glitter sparkling in the rays of …
The Haunting of Mary Ann
A storm is brewing, she thinks. A squid might have made a home in the sky, careless ink staining the clouds grey. It crackled in …
Celebrate For You
Nervous may have been an understatement to what Yuet Ling was feeling. The painful ache in her stomach and the constant drumming of her fingers …
In the Pursuit of Perfection
Maybe, just maybe, there was something taboo about trying to pick up—ahem, ask out—someone during their birthday celebration. Maybe. In Andrew’s defence, it wasn’t the …
Revel Me This
Shang Kai was late coming over and Ming Hui didn’t ask, merely going to the convenience store for dinner instead of the food court and …
Understanding Happiness
Happiness was a strange concept. It was only an emotion, but it was something she could never have. It felt like something floating around her, …
The Oceans We Reach Across
It was the kind of scorching day where Rou Han expected his skin to blister and crack open. Along with the blessing respite that the …
Pocket Full of Stars
Pocket full of secrets Belly full of stars Buried deep in time and memory Buried deep in my backyard – Elizabeth by Sammy Copley