Category: Stories

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…

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…

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

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…

Super Short Story (93): Excuse She merely imagines that most things in life are very complicated and confusing, using that…

Super Short Story (92): Email He received five long paragraphs when he was just expecting a yes or no answer…

Super Short Story (91): Performance The investment ad’s disclaimer reads, ‘Past performances are not indicative of future performances.’ This is…

Super Short Story (90): Signature She found it bewildering at the bank, that some staff are more arbitrarily particular than…

Super Short Story (89): Home While planning on home improvement, it struck him that the most immediate home, that he…