by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Not A Chicklit
By Nisrina Lubis Her tongue was stiff, powerless to help her to speak—as if the nerves there had died. They were not functioning as they should. This was worse than the very real pain she was feeling, and only Rara knew the cause. The eyes of the twenty-five-year-old...
by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Not A Chicklit
By Mona Sylviana After he said, “Come in,” I slowly—too slowly, probably—took off my shoes to enter the room. He didn’t move, just lifted his head from the book he was reading. Before he put down the book, he inserted a matchstick which he took from the tin can...
by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Not A Chicklit
By Linda Christanty I want to see the lighthouse—something I’ve dreamt of doing for a long time. I mention it to her, speaking the way an archaeologist would when spreading out a map of an ancient site and pointing out the location of the dig. I’ve failed in many...
by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Not A Chicklit
By Lily Yulianti Farid “Brokenhearted again, Rei?” “What about you, Rie? And when they simultaneously cried, “Yes, the search goes on!” they also immediately agreed, as was their tradition, to celebrate with a bowl or two of nyuknyang.* (1:15 pm on Rei’s watch) Rie...
by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Not A Chicklit
By Lan Fang “Good morning, Mrs. Lan Fang! Your baby’s so beautiful,” said the nurse as she came in pushing the glass bassinette for newborns and placed it next to me. “If you’re feeling more comfortable would you like to feed the baby?” she said as she opened the...
