Lazy Susan

How does a family cope, economically and socially, with the loss of employment? In this moving story by Norie Suzuki, a daughter looks back at a precarious time in her family’s past.

FictionJee KohMarch 31, 2023Norie Suzuki Comment

Horizon I: An Origin Story

What is the sea? Nicola Sebastian, a writer, surfer, and National Geographic Explorer, asks. The answers are both terrifying and consoling.

FictionJee KohMarch 3, 2023Nicola SebastianComment

Island End

On the Floating Home of the Lost, Mama wishes to speak to Singa and Merlion, with unexpected results. A new story by Kevin Martens Wong.

FictionJee KohFebruary 24, 2023Kevin Martens WongComment

A Handful of Land

In Ayesha Khan’s new story, “A Handful of Land,” a very strange child is born to a village.

FictionJee KohFebruary 10, 2023Ayesha Khan Comments

A Thing About Light

If we think about the light, what shapes will it assume? A new lyrical essay by Purbasha Roy.

FictionJee KohJanuary 27, 2023Purbasha RoyComment

IDOL

In this new story “IDOL,” by Lisabelle Tay, the eponymous protagonist weighs the costs of fame and dreams of something better.

FictionJee KohJanuary 13, 2023Lisabelle TayComment

A Death: Scenes, Thoughts, and Memories

Where does a man go, in his mind and in his body, after the death of his father? In the story “A Death,” Ali Hatami traces with a keen sensitivity the thoughts and actions of such a man.

FictionJee KohDecember 16, 2022Ali HatamiComment

is it a curse or is it the day

Was she just a subservient woman although she tried so hard to be self-aware and smart? The unnamed protagonist in Suhasini Patni’s new story “is it a curse or is it the day” wondered.

FictionJee KohSeptember 30, 2022Suhasini PatniComment

Dreamlapse

“When you dream, how do you know you’re in your own body?” the narrator of Monica Kim’s story “Dreamlapse” asks.

FictionJee KohAugust 5, 2022Monica KimComment

What It Wants

In this story “What It Wants,” by Minxi Chua, Xinyi is overworked and completely stressed out, but that is not her biggest problem.

FictionJee KohJune 10, 2022Minxi ChuaComment

A Fair Share

In the story “A Fair Share,” Shahriar Shaams develops the prickly themes of parenthood and inheritance.

FictionJee KohJune 3, 2022Shahriar ShaamsComment

Mi Hermana, El Tierra

In this story “Mi Hermana, El Tierra” by Sigrid Marianne Gayangos, the beauty of Zamboanga, in southern Philippines, is intermingled with the memories of an unconventional sister.

FictionJee KohMay 13, 2022Sigrid Marianne GayangosComment