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The Place of the Setting Sun by Dihya Ammar
A short story that maps the difficult path of loving a parent that hurts you, taking one’s leave, and breaking that cycle of pain.
We Taught You Not To Love by Rashini D Selvasegaran
A poem and conversation with a late loved one on their mistakes.
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Rashini D Selvasegaran
Where Are Your Wings? by Felicia A. Iyamu
A poem about finding courage within oneself after experiencing hardship.
Adobo Sky by Caroline Hung
A fantasy piece that follows a cheerful boy in a dystopic, urban underbelly.
The Auctioneer Hits the Hammer by Chia-Lun Chang
A poem that depicts and criticizes the commodification of art.
A Neighbourhood Built on Wisdom by Fechia Ditama
A poem about learning to love a place one did not choose to live in.
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Fechia Ditama
Coercion is (and cost me) my mother tongue by Stephanie Mei
A woman from the Philippines reflects on her relationship with her mother tongue/s upon moving to a country that was not colonized.
Lorong belakang by Sook Jin Ong
A poem on belonging and finding one’s place in the world.
The Prince by Clarice Sanchez Meneses
A Cinderella retelling set in the Philippines after the country regained independence from its Spanish colonizers.
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Clarice
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The Last Long Farewell by Anis Rozalina Ramli
A love and grief story set in the COVID pandemic.
permissible land animals by Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo
A poem on Israeli-Palestinian violence based on the Gaza Strip wiki page.
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How The Many Foods In Malaysia Can Unite Us As A Country by Ivan Jan
An essay on the entanglements of the Malaysian people, as seen in their food and history.
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