Once upon a time, two friends lived in a small town called Artistry Village. One was called Swan, and the other was called Bear. Swan was six years old, while Bear was a little younger at five and a half years old. Swan was a beautiful and graceful little creature, who always wore her bestContinue reading “The Tale of Swan & Bear”
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How to write a good story
The key to writing a good story is simple: 1. Show, don’t tell. Give details that will let the reader realise for themselves what is happening. 2. The story must progress. The story must have a progression and plot that moves it forward. It cannot be simply describing a scene. 3. Create concrete characters. CreateContinue reading “How to write a good story”
The Autobiography of a Coffee Bean Cup
I am a Coffee Bean cup and I live in Singapore. I was born in Senai, Johor, a small industrial town in the fifth largest state in Malaysia. I lived close to the Senai Airport, where the low cost airline AirAsia drops off many of its passengers in this southern state of Malaysia and inContinue reading “The Autobiography of a Coffee Bean Cup”
Four weird hobbies
One hot afternoon in the central business district of Singapore, four friends went out for lunch and talked about their weirdest hobbies ever. The first girl told us about her love for Hollywood musicals like Singin’ in the Rain (1952). This was, of course, uncommon for young adults our age, so we thought, “Yeah, prettyContinue reading “Four weird hobbies”
Short stories at 14
At the age of 14 my imagination was at its wildest – I created my very own Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. My story revolved around a rich teenage boy who falls in love with an ordinary girl in school. He lives in an amazing mansion, drives a Mercedes SLK 230 to school, is partContinue reading “Short stories at 14”
Short stories at 11
It was so difficult getting myself to read the short (and mostly incomplete) stories I wrote as a child, because they are so bizarre and embarrassing. They include: • A story about a boy called Timothy who left half his broken heart under a railway track, and when he tried to recover it, was knockedContinue reading “Short stories at 11”
A science fiction short story
Written by my cousin Shen… Somewhere in space, in a later time of space-time-continuum (about 600 years from now), a large 4,500 meter long craft cruises slowly in an asteroid field, mining from the ore-rich asteroids. It has been doing that for the last 2 months, collecting ore to be processed back home. The shipContinue reading “A science fiction short story”
Wan Phing Lim 