The Dragon Who Wouldn’t Fly

Names are in Chinese. This setting is in the olden times where the people wore long sleeved clothes and cloth shoes.
“Xiao Ping! What are you doing?” a woman dressed in tatters called out to her daughter. The child who was concerned, was playing with the soil. It had rained the night before and she was [...]

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Pre-Destined

They had been together since they met each other in a ward. She had been visiting a relative with her family when they bumped into each other. Helping her pick up her bag, he couldn’t but help notice that she was so graceful with her movement. Mesmerised, it took him a while to register that [...]

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A Hamster for Bobby

Bobby had always been fascinated by little furry animals. His favourite was hamsters. He liked the way that they dig frantically into the wood shavings, turn a few rounds before settling down into little fur balls to sleep. He had asked Mommy if he could have one, she had patted his head and said, “Honey, [...]

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Mummy Dearest

Author’s Note: This is written in British spelling eg, colour instead of color. Some of the names eg, Ma stands for mother. Children call them mama. The Asian mentioned is a Chinese whereby surnames are very important for most families.
Dearest Ma,
I’ve never been close to Pa, you know. When he chased me out of the [...]

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Lost Love

Hearing the Christmas carols, he switched off the radio in his car. They reminded him of last Christmas spent with her. They were exchanging gifts for the first time. When he saw her eyes light up when she opened to reveal a matching pair of earrings and necklace with the stars that she had always [...]

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