Fiction

I’m outside Tony’s Auto Glass in Maitland waiting for a new windscreen. My van’s worth less than the windscreen, but…

Atiya Firewood sat on the bench reserved for the Pastor’s family, towards the side of the pulpit. Alone. Just as…

‘Hunger’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Three months after the breakup, you meet Paquito. Well,…

‘It Ends with a Kiss’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The first time Kajri kissed…

‘An Analysis of a Fragile Affair’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   INTRODUCTION In the very…

‘some words ending in a sentence’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Hung: It would be…

‘Starry Night’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The week before Dad dies, we discuss aesthetics in Philosophy…

‘The Woman; or Euryale’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   They said no girl was a…

‘The Current Climate’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The new branch manager, Mr. Chandru, noticed…

'Class Struggle' was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Bathed in moonlight, his steed approached her in…

‘Rabbit’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   My caretaker holds up the stunned rabbit by its…

‘I cleaned the -’ won the overall 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and the regional prize for Asia.   TB…

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction from the Commonwealth. The…

‘A for Abortion’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   I walk into the tiny living room…

‘Tourism is our Business’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The first time was an accident.…

‘English at the End of Time’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Evening lingered among neem…