Too Soon
by Farhana Khalique She bit into the peppermint too soon. And then she knew. Her eyes widened, darting around the carriage. A suit,
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short story
The Asian Writer Short Story Competition Runner Up – A Cup of Tea
by Shibani Lal Revathi makes herself a cup of tea. She rarely drinks tea nowadays, preferring the bitter hit of an espresso each
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Fault by Praveen Aldangadi
Amma was ritualistically watering her plants, which included fighting with pigeons and making small talk with squirrels. The rodent droppings never bothered her
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Chinaman triumphs at Commonwealth Prize
Shehan Karunatilaka, author of Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew has won the Commonwealth Book Prize. The winners were announced at the Hay Festival earlier
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The Fashion Parade
He was glad he had a Thai-Indian girlfriend. On military leaves he didn’t have to go back to the States anymore where the
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When I needed a Neighbour were you there?
It was supposed to be a joke. After so many years I bumped into my best friend from childhood, Kelly in the local
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Cold by Nalini Paul
“Try shrinking your ego and expanding your brain!” she yelled. “Eh? I got a distinction in Physics and a scholarship for my masters…and
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A True Verdict by Anthony Padman
Anthony Padman was born in Malaya (as it was then called) and educated in schools in Malaya and Singapore. Later, he went for
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