Category Archives: fiction
Dangdut.
She grew up the daughter of the southern working class. Dad’s a taxi-driver, UMNO member and smokes 3 packs a day while discoursing on why Mahathir is god. Mum sings in a band, a beauty for the drunks to behold … Continue reading
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Saaayang you tau
I dah lama nak cakap kat you, tapi I malu. Ye la kan, kat umah kita atas atap tu kan ramai sangat orang. I segan sebab aritu I dah nampak you tengah borak dengan Zek. Pastu Fifi cakap kat I … Continue reading
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Napoleon
When Juita is sad she cries like everyone else. She sits in her room, in the city heat after that lonely drive at rush hour, listens to sad songs. Some with guitars in them, acoustic or electric, strumming her sad … Continue reading
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Pontianak Jantan
Before despair hit Juita she was a beautiful girl. An oval face with a pointed chin and a ready smile. On a particular evening, beside the straits of malacca, on a balcony overlooking the pool and construction on the shorefront, … Continue reading
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On Blue Paper
You wouldn’t fucking believe it, the way my life turned out to be. It’s not even funny anymore. I used to think that there’s some sort of silver lining somewhere. That it’s going to be worth all this. But it’s … Continue reading
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