Category: Literary Edition

Literary Edition

Love That’s Good on Paper

Words by: Angel Tully
Art by: Jess Heng

I always dreamed about the man who would sweep me off my feet. The one who would stand outside my window serenading me with a stereo above his head. Or the one who would gaze longingly over the edge of his dock at the green light in the distance yearning for my love. I wanted Ryan Gosling to twirl me around and ask me to dance in the middle of the street and I wanted Heath Ledger to sing Frankie Valli’s ‘Can’t Take My Eyes off You’ to me on the bleachers with the school marching band. I wanted that fireworks-and-butterflies kind of love.

… Love That’s Good on Paper
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The Rise of the Tradwife

Words by: Akira Kerr 
Art by: Dora Chung

She is rewarded with a light peck on the cheek for straightening her husband’s tie as he steps out for another day at the office. She softly closes the door behind her, happily pondering upon what wondrous tasks lay ahead of her today. She gazes wistfully at her children playing on the hearth, her daughter combing her doll Betty’s pristine polyester locks, and her son puttering around with a Matchbox miniature car in hand. She looks in the mirror hung next to the front door and smooths the non-existent creases out of her floral square-necked, A-line dress.

Then, she pulls out of her apron pocket an iPhone 15.

… The Rise of the Tradwife
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Piece of Mind

Words by: Anonymous
Art by: Parisa Sarmady

Our relationship first began back in lockdown when I felt I had exhausted all my other options of entertainment and satisfaction. At first, I only dabbled occasionally, half out of boredom and half out of intrigue. But the more time I spent, the more I fell in love, until eventually… I was absolutely hooked.

… Piece of Mind
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Little Songs

Words by: Akira 
Art by: Simonette Labrain

When my siblings and I were kids, our mum used to sing a lullaby to us every night before we went to sleep. We would have our nightly glass of milk, brush our teeth, faff around for a bit avoiding bedtime (little Akira didn’t understand just how great sleep was yet), then hop into our beds and wait. My mum would come in, sit down next to us and ask in Japanese, “What would you like me to sing today?”.

… Little Songs
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The Not-So-Great Gatsby: A Review

Words by: Danielle Roche
Art by: Sama Harris

All the elitist drama typical of ‘Gossip Girl’ in old-timey language. The blinding obsession featured in ‘Saltburn’ with the grotesque dial set to zero. A narrator is as involved as a reality TV audience member.

If these traits sound appealing to you, run! Don’t walk to your nearest independently owned, endearingly kitsch local bookshop (we’re not Amazon-supporting corrupt capitalists, cough Gatsby cough) to get your hands on a copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 industry-plant, ‘The Great Gatsby’.

… The Not-So-Great Gatsby: A Review
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XOXO

Words by: Angel Tully
Art by: Rai Cade

It is traditionally said that men are the hunters and women are the gatherers. As much as gender roles may have evolved since cave people times, I think it is safe to say that women have been gathering things for a long time. We didn’t just gather nuts and berries, we gathered information, emotions, alliances and secrets. The latter, which when left uncorked, translates into the age-old tradition of storytelling in the most lavish and scandalous sense—gossip.

… XOXO
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A Case for Pinks and Pastels

Words by: Shabnam Sidhu
Art by: Jennifer Hoang

As I write this, I am wearing a pair of red patent leather Mary Janes, a pearl necklace and a pink ribbon in my hair. I am at my desk, my freshly painted red nails clicking away on my keyboard. Occasionally, I take a break to sip my strawberry matcha latte and my eyes wander over to the hot pink ‘cunt’ pin that I have carefully placed on top of my holy bible: Sofia Coppola’s ‘Archive’.

… A Case for Pinks and Pastels
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‘Little Women’ – A Love Letter to Girlhood

Words by: Karen Grace Prince

In my early teens, I had a phase where I’d pen letters to various female literary heroes whom I fantasised were my friends. I’d pour my heart out to characters who embodied qualities I admired: Jane Eyre’s passion, Hetty Feather’s resilience, Anne Shirley’s boundless imagination, and Tracy Beaker’s spunk. And of course, my ultimate heroine, Jo March whose unwavering literary ambition would eventually influence my own aspirations.

… ‘Little Women’ – A Love Letter to Girlhood
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My Fairytale Day

Words and photography by: Dayna Lim

A Marvellous Morning

Far away from the land down under’s Melbourne and its gloomy days of late, sits a little red dot. The luscious land of Singapore with its everblooming and sprawling gardens, coupled with sweltering heat and obnoxious humidity, set the scene for my fairytale day.

… My Fairytale Day
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Taylor’s Literary Department (10 Minute Read Version)

Words by: Akira Kerr
Art by: Janae Hunter

Whether you want to admit it or not, Taylor Swift is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. She has such an acute awareness and understanding of human emotion, as she puts into words the feelings so many of us have had but can’t quite explain. She weaves surprising rhyming couplets, threads through the eyelets of literary fiction and stitches together beautiful phrases to create a tapestry of musical symphony for her listeners. She is a lyrical genius.

… Taylor’s Literary Department (10 Minute Read Version)