Showcasing creative writing by university students around the world.

First Steps

Published Sunday, March 30th, 2014

After a year at Chester Zoo, my mother finally showed an interest in seeing my work. We arranged to meet …

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Fire In The Temple

Published Friday, March 14th, 2014

Awake at 6 am. I always tune my alarm to some god-awful station whose name I don’t know, despite them …

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Baby Shoes

Published Thursday, February 20th, 2014

My husband Gerald used to utter prophecies over my belly. “He’s going to be a soccer star, and win Singapore …

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Electric

Published Sunday, February 16th, 2014

Think of this story as a vaccination.
 
You probably won’t enjoy it, but one day it might save your life.
 
This is …

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Auditions

Published Thursday, January 30th, 2014

I set up my table in the back room. A blank piece of paper and a failing pen. And then …

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