Half a butterfly THE FIRST FEW days I stayed in Dona Paula, I was having a really hard time finding the beaches... By Ellen van Neerven
Vigil ON THE TWENTY-EIGHTH day of Po Lin’s vigil, her mother opened her eyes and said, ‘Don’t pour that cheap... By Jenn Chan Lyman
Supernova THE TELESCOPE SAT slightly apart from the clutter of the room – aloof, cool, shaded by a closed curtain.... By Omar Musa
Man of the people ‘IS HE HERE, yet?’ he asked, craning his neck to the left and right.‘Who?’‘The guy, what’s his name?’‘The guy?... By Maggie Tiojakin
Father, son LOOKING AT THE mammoth spot-lit ads for chubby babies and running shoes, he feels very far from home. When... By Anjum Hasan
A little life IT WAS AFTER ten at night when they finally arrived – three men and a woman, faces shining and... By Sheng Keyi
A cottage for sale THERE IS ONLY one way to sing like Frank Sinatra. Keep your body straight, taut like a rope. ‘The... By Ploy Pirapokin
Incorrigibles A FAT SHADOW fell on my desk. ‘Let me see your notebook,’ Pak Firdaus said, but I gripped it so... By Eliza Vitri Handayani
Stress management UNKNOWN TO THEM, all of us on the call desk could tell when the bosses were listening in. Common... By Glenn L Diaz
Life time does not return THE BOY WANTS to say goodbye to his mother, but he wakes after everyone. A vigorous shake from his... By Siddhartha Deb
Call me Al I TAKE MY shoes off at the door, step up and into slippers that are far too small. An... By Romy Ash
Black origami birds IN THE DARKNESS, she counts them off like sheep. Black sheep.And another…And another…And another…Blinded by the night, disorientated by... By Siobhan Harvey