Stories

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The Million-Dollar Question
Autobiography Sometimes, I liked taking the longer way home. You could sit down. You could listen to music. You could look out the window. You don’t end up guessing the...
Hydrangeas
Due to the sudden death of Eliza’s husband Thomas, Eliza loses all motivation in life. She has not cried since his death. She decides to close the flower shop that...
Steps Away
On an exchange in Cambridge, Elly gets acquainted with Tim. They decide to go on a trip to Scotland and Lindisfarne together. As they spend more time with each other,...
Her Only Fault
I spread out across the dining table the accessories I grabbed from a newly opened thrift store in Kwun Tong as I shushed my father. He sighed and put away...
Caught in the Middle
I was a teacher’s pet in primary school. I was on the track team, a monitress, a prefect, and a basketball team captain. Most importantly, for my parents, I was...
Spilled Water
Lily had wanted nothing more than her family to become complete like the ‘model,’ the traditional Confucian one taught in her textbooks. A coming-of-age story, Lily’s dream takes a turn...