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Trading off the orchard for an apple
QLRS Vol. 24 No. 2 Apr 2025

Contents

Editorial
Selling a bill of goods.

Poetry

solastalgia
by Kristine Chng

溼 (How Grief Works)
by Kelly Chan

觸 (zuk1) / Touch
by Kelly Chan

seasons
by Jonathan Chan

The Swimmers
by Theophilus Kwek

State Land
by Kevin Lam Fu Yuan

We took chances by this
by Drex Le Jaena

Short Stories

A non-prescriptive artistic statement on domestic happiness
by Judith Huang

Wayward Tourism
by Sihan Tan

Macho Coffee
by Jov Almero

Strawberry Patch
by Anna Griffin

Essays

Lessons in Impermanence
Akanksha Raja on meditation in the face of mortality.

Building a bouquet
Jonathan Chan on the Singaporean anthology.

Criticism

“mother, mater, matter”: From Embodied Origins to Transformation of the Self
Kristina Tom reviews Lydia Kwa.

Into the bruised, beating core
Shelly Bryant reviews rib/cage.

A Complex Portrait of a Poet and Educator
Jonathan Chan reviews Ho Poh Fun.

An Enigma Lost to the World
Phan Ming Yen reviews Simon Tay.

Interviews

Proust Questionnaire: 17 questions with Phan Ming Yen

Proust Questionnaire: 17 questions with Samuel Caleb Wee

QLRS Vol. 24 No. 2 Apr 2025

EDITED BY
Chief/Poetry: Toh Hsien Min
Short Stories: Yeow Kai Chai
Essays: Stephanie Ye
Criticism: Yong Shu Hoong
Interviews: Yeow Kai Chai and Yong Shu Hoong
Technical (non-editorial): Alvin Pang

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