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The Architecture of Absence

The Architecture of Absence

by | Aug 22, 2025 | In English, Poetry

There was a place once, tucked between the slow bends of an unremarkable street, where the sun lingered just long enough to spill in crooked, golden ribbons across the cracked tiles. It smelled of damp cement, of rain pressed into the earth, of fried shallots from the...
Aku sepasang kasut

Aku sepasang kasut

by | Aug 22, 2025 | In BM / BAHASA, Memoir / Journal, Poetry

Aku sepasang kasut.Cuma diletakkan di kaki.Dipamer diatas meja pasar malam.Lalu dibeli seorang lelaki.Dibayar lalu dibawa aku pulang ke rumah papan seakan reban ayam. Kayu, hampir reput. Tetapi rumah itu riuh dengan suara-suara. Aku sepasang kasut.Rupa aku cantik,...
Turning Setbacks Into Strength

Turning Setbacks Into Strength

by | Aug 21, 2025 | In English, Memoir / Journal

In 2021, I was invited to co-found a private limited company. My husband supported the idea, while I hesitated, uncertain if we were truly ready. Still, I chose to take the leap. By 2022–2023, the company was thriving. Our finances were stable, and I even had the...
Single, Unavailable Doctor

Single, Unavailable Doctor

by | Aug 20, 2025 | Fiction / Fantasy, In English

It is stressful to be 35, single and a doctor. People keep telling me I am an “eligible bachelor.” I have been receiving proposals from families I have never even met and even strangers. The pressure is constant. My parents have long given up on me, I think. They’ve...