Author: Shen Shián

Co-founder of Moonpointer.com
25
Apr
2015

Dunno

Monstrous, or elegant, or both, or neither, or dunno?

25
Apr
2015

Amituofo’s Light

Amituofo image from Kyoto, with 48 spokes of light representing his 48 great vows. Amituofo

15
Apr
2015

Safety Always

A logical time lapse… Safety now means no accident now… only. Thus, be safe from moment to moment, to be…

15
Apr
2015

Stop Working

The secret of retiring from work while working at the same time. Only Buddhas can do it perfectly though, working…

15
Apr
2015

Wasted Pages

The biggest piece of unsolicited and eco-unfriendly spam possible in the mailbox. And what irony, with a flyer ad on…

15
Apr
2015

The Colonel’s Fangs

‘Oh, Colonel Sanders, creator of a secret recipe to spice countless killed chickens, what sharp fangs you have!’

15
Apr
2015

How Buddhists View The Seventh Lunar Month

From July 4, 2006  In the papers some years ago. (Have left since 2011 to go independent.)

09
Apr
2015

Purpose: Super Short Story #346

Super Short Story #346: Purpose There are three purposeful men in the public library using the free wireless connection. The…

09
Apr
2015

Cold Or Cool?

‘I Never Liked You’ by Chester Brown speaks of the uncertainty of feelings when growing up, which might even lead…

09
Apr
2015

Easy Way: Super Short Story #345

Super Short Story #345: Easy Way As he kept looking for an easy way out, which did not exist, he…

09
Apr
2015

Confidence: Wandering Thought #228

Confidence: Wandering Thought #228: True confidence comes from really knowing what you are supposed to know well. False confidence comes…

09
Apr
2015

Comfort: Wandering Thought #227

Comfort: Wandering Thought #227: We were all first uncomfortable, with what we are now comfortable with. As toddlers, we were…

04
Apr
2015

No Sorrow, No Joy?

A story from ‘How To Be Happy’ by Eleanor Davis… Is this not thought-provoking satire of how many see happiness…

04
Apr
2015

Craziness: Super Short Story #344

Super Short Story #344: Craziness He used to go ‘crazy’ at those who behaved ‘crazily’, till he realised some are…

04
Apr
2015

Shoe: Super Short Story #343

Super Short Story #343: Shoe When he accidentally kicked a little of her shoe while rushing up the bus, she…

04
Apr
2015

Happiness: Super Short Story #342

Super Short Story #342: Happiness She bore a grudge that he didn’t say sorry, though he really didn’t have to,…

04
Apr
2015

Doors: Super Short Story #341

Super Short Story #341: Doors As the crowd streamed through one of the double push doors, with the front ones…

27
Mar
2015

Second Chances Now

Thoughts after reading ‘Seconds’ by Bryan Lee O’malley: There is a second chance, but never in the past, and always…

27
Mar
2015

Speculation: Super Short Story #340

Super Short Story #340: Speculation She paid a fortune-teller who retold her past and described her present – as if…

17
Mar
2015

Feeling: Sam & Sara #422

Sam & Sara #422 : Feeling Sara: Why is it that when I turn off the fan, I feel hot?…