Shipmates (unfinished)Bergman crept out of his room in the middle of the dog watch. He walked softly through the passageway past the cabins of his sleeping…Jan 3Jan 3
HobbiesWho knows why somebody can suddenly crash and burn, fall into a deep depression and spend whole days on his back staring at the ceiling? I…Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021
Juan QuixoteYou never know who’s going to turn up at your door. I was in the front yard digging out a goldfish pond one hot afternoon. I was sweating…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
The Price of FameIt was around the time that Wulan had our second kid that I got discovered. I was just rooting around the house for days. Wulan and her…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Dewy Eyed VirginsPak Udin collected people the way some folks collect stamps or porcelain figures and he liked to show his friends his latest finds.Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
The PitNormally the drive from uptown to Barrio Versailles took about twenty minutes. Eduardo Viques couldn’t decide how to play it. If he drove…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
HaramBang Harip didn’t come often to Pak Udin’s little nightly gatherings and for that I was grateful. On the nights he appeared, the group…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
The Fabulous Death Cultists of TorajalandIt happened just as I walked out of the grocery. A dirty little man wearing a singlet, torn shorts and no shoes snatched a gold chain off…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
The Elephant and the AntIt happened that very late one night, Kak Ani rattled the gate in front of Etno’s house.Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021