In April this year, I had the great honour of winning second prize at a Shakespeare-themed writing competition. It was organised by the British Council in conjunction with a monthly writing group that I am part of, called Writing the City. Thanks to my friends who came to support me at the prize-giving ceremony, whichContinue reading “Shakespeare win”
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The Death of A Chocolate Bar
Chocolate bars do not die an instantaneous death. They die a kind of slow, poetic death where after a part or a whole of their bodies fall off, they are left to burn in the sun, their flesh turning from solid to liquid. When flesh hits concrete, molecules react. Melanin is produced, energy is diffused,Continue reading “The Death of A Chocolate Bar”
Speed Writing 1,000 words
Speed writing, speed writing my thoughts. Where is the intimacy of my typewriter with me? I feel the cramped and claustrophobic keys of my iPad mini. Sat here on a Saturday long weekend bank holiday with my head hung low and my freshly washed hair overlooking the floor to ceiling window at Popeyes Louisana KitchenContinue reading “Speed Writing 1,000 words”
About writing
Last Friday I attended a writing session using “storycubes” as prompts. They are basically dices with a single artwork on them, with the intention of spurring your imagination to write a short piece. The workshop was organised by Alice Leong and Shiya Yang, the former who is the founder of rousingreads.com. A few things IContinue reading “About writing”
A Clockwork Story
I never thought it would happen to me. Falling in love with you, I mean. You stood alone amongst the giants. They were older, bigger, bolder. I saw them, but I didn’t take a second look. It was you who caught my eye. You were small but beautiful. I came all the way here justContinue reading “A Clockwork Story”
On top of the world
Are you on top of the world? It’s only the seventh floor. Last year you were on the eighth floor. How can you be on top of the world? You are squashed between other skyscrapers. They are much taller than you, like older brothers and blackmailing sky gods. There, I see the god of theContinue reading “On top of the world”
He Looks Like A Transformer
There, don’t you see him? That’s his eye, his right eye. It’s gleaming in the daytime, reflecting the sunshine from outside. He looks like a serpent. His nose is buttoned up, his nostrils kept under control from flaring. The metal grids on his lower cheek substitute for his scales. He’s touching the curb. Maybe whenContinue reading “He Looks Like A Transformer”
Pinny Bear and the Giant Strawberry
Once upon a time, there was a cute little bear. She was beige in her entirety, except for a very cute brown nose and two curious brown eyes. Her name was Pinny Bear, and she was born to a pair of Bear parents who lived in a tiny house in Green Ville. She was calledContinue reading “Pinny Bear and the Giant Strawberry”
Wan Phing Lim 