jakarta is silent like no other – the ghost of honking cars and scorching heat haunting its horizon, as if the city is saying: it was not supposed to be like this. the water crashing against skyscrapers and concrete isn't a welcome soundscape. wulandari steps out of the paraheli with a grace … [Read more...]
Writings
Did You Hear About . . . ? Gossip and care in the Indo American community in Queens
Gossip and care in the Indo American community in Queens. Awang Kitchen is an Indonesian restaurant along Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, a half mile away from Queens Center Mall. This rumah makan, named after its founder and chef, Siliwanga, is known for large group get-togethers and big portions … [Read more...]
Dioscuri
18 December, 2038 CASE HISTORY Identifying Information: NN, 19 year old man of Australian-Caucasian ethnicity, is one of the early-generation clones, a perfectly identical copy of his deceased brother (also bore the same name), who died in 2018 at the age of 20 due to an incurable heart defect. … [Read more...]
Far From The Son
Exploring new ideas of what it means to be a good mother eases this writer into a life that doesn't orbit around her child anymore. A brown-skinned woman with close-cut hair is standing in a metal room, facing a metal door. Millions of miles away from Earth, this door is all that separates her … [Read more...]
Fate ball
Kivlan dribbled the ball. Not a leather ball like the one Aroma FC players used, but an old plastic ball that was not balanced when rolled. It made aiming more complicated: if a striker kicked the ball, it would not reach the intended target. Because it was so light, the ball would fly away from the … [Read more...]