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Horror: Malikmata by Joseph Nacino (Philippines)

“Are… are we safe now?” Robin asks, gazing at the door.

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Tsunami by Elmo Jayawardena (Sri Lanka)

The children were all gathered in the village school premises. Some were standing near the entrance whilst some were seated on the steps.

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The Other Luck – Joseph Hoye (New Zealand)

The window fell from its frame while being cleaned. Mavis teetered for a second or two before slowly toppling forwards toward free space and a ten floor fall.

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The Rats by Zafar Anjum (India)

It was like any other weekday morning, grubby and dull.

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Just a little past 5 p.m. by Richard Lord (USA)

by Richard Lord
Snickers were coming down like heavy rain, from there at the other end of the corridor. He did not like it, not one bit. He had always hated snickers, going way back into the shallow end of primary school. There was something especially mean about them: he felt they were tiny growls or [...]

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The Photograph by Yusuf Martin (Malaysia)

by Yusuf  Martin
There is a colour `photograph, printed on Kodak paper, taken about thirty-eight years ago, of a tallish, thin man, with a long goatee beard, holding a well wrapped infant in his arms.  Although the photograph suffers a little yellowing from age, and one corner of the 6×4 print has become creased, revealing the [...]