Author: Shen Shián

Co-founder of Moonpointer.com
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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (39): Number

It was hard to convince her that it was not her car number that almost struck the lottery, as if…

19
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (38): Machine

He took it for granted, that the washing machine will clean everything, forgetting that even the washing machine needs occasional…

19
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (37): Walk

He was tired of agents recommending him places supposedly only five minutes from the station. What he wanted was a…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (36): Blindness

‘Are you blind or deaf?’ He yelled, at the guy who bumped into him. To his anger, there was still…

19
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (35): Short-sightedness

She thought it would be better to move in closer for a clearer look. But when she came really close, she…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (34): Jealousy

Insecure, he looked for faults in others more than virtues, seeking assurance that others are also not doing well… until he…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (33): Paranoia

He thought she was really paranoid while he was really not ‘paranoid’ enough, because her fears were not unfounded.

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (32): Big Deal

It’s not so much that I make a big deal out of not eating animals; but that animals see not being…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (31): Silence

The librarian grumbled aloud while she arranged the messed up books on the shelves, not only forgetting that it was her…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (30): Book

He stopped reading her stuff because he thought he could already read her like a book, forgetting that she is…

05
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (29): Grudge

Because he nursed a grudge against his friend, that is actually unfounded, and because it was never clarified, he punishes…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (28): Illness

He doesn’t even want his loved ones to know he is dying of a rare terminal illness, but he forgot…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (27): Irony

Here is the biggest irony about her… She doesn’t understand what is ‘irony’, yet her very life is already full…

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (26): Inferiority Complex

As he imagined others to be looking down on him, when it wasn’t the case, it was really just him…

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Sep
2012

Sam & Sara (383): Knowing

Sam & Sara #383 Sara: Just so you know… (mutters on) Sam: Just so you know, I already know that!…

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Sep
2012

Paradox (1): Digestion & Nonsense

Had dragon fruit-lemon juice. Lots of fibre. Went to the loo twice. The Digestion Paradox: What cannot be digested (fibre)…

05
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (25): Sleep

Thoughts before jumping out of bed: Instead of just asking why we sleep, how about wondering why we wake up?…

05
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (24): Money

He thought, ‘If I work to make the world a better place, instead of to make lots of money, even…

05
Sep
2012

Sam & Sara (382): Reasoning

Sam & Sara #382 Sara: How do you reason with the unreasonable? Sam: By showing them that they are unreasonable….

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Sep
2012

Super Short Story (23): Homewreckers

Why be a homewrecker, she thought, by being a third-party? And why risk being with him, who wrecks his own…