Author: Shen Shián

Super Short Story (109): Cycles She noticed that given enough time and episodes, the drama serials on TV almost always…

Super Short Story (108): Direction When young, he wondered why it seems so hard for adults to be good; to…

Super Short Story (107): Politeness He thought the newspaper editor’s thanking him for his lengthy email feedback meant he had…

Q: Your talk on vegetarianism/veganism was very thought-provoking and I enjoyed it. However, I think you were pushing too hard…

Last week, I gave a talk on the value of veganism. During the Q&A session, two participants brought up points…

Super Short Story (106): Money She kept imagining that if only she had more money, it would be easier to…

Super Short Story (105): Accessory Although the guy convicted in court wears a mala (Buddhist prayer beads), it need not…

V: … Thank you very much for your Dharma sharing… As I was mostly busy at the reception area, I…

Super Short Story (104): Pseudo There is the pseudo, this he knows, though it is not always easy to detect….

Wisdom has cleverness, but cleverness does not have wisdom. Cleverness is the realm of being intelligent and knowledgeable. Wisdom is…

Super Short Story (103): Perfume Especially after seeing an ad, he found it more puzzling, as to why women use…

Super Short Story (102): Smell She realised that he’s quite a nice guy online, before realising he has a smell…

Super Short Story (101): House Just as what inside her house was very different, and much more interesting than the…

Super Short Story (100): Bias He was already biased before watching the presidential debate. But he watched it anyway, because…

Super Short Story (99): Pain He was wondering why it took so long for the ulcer on his lip to…

Super Short Story (98): Anticipation Back in the days when there were no phones or pagers, when one waits for…

Super Short Story (97): Specialty She says she can’t take him seriously, because he specialises in generalising. Then again, she…

Super Short Story (96): Grin As he couldn’t help his inappropriate grinning, he tried to hide it, and stifle his…

Super Short Story (95): Work He used to be bored with his mundane work, while looking forward to retirement. But…

Super Short Story (94): Right As she was so sure she was so right, she didn’t check, and she turned…