“I put my hand on him. Touching him has always been important to me, it was something I lived for. I never could explain why. Little, nothing touches, my fingers against his shoulder, the outsides of our thighs touching as we squeeled together on the bus. I couldn't explain it, but I needed it. Sometimes, I imagine stitching all our little touches ( Read more... )

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Yesterday, I cancelled the dinner reservation. Today, I'm wearing the shirt I intended to meet you in. I suppose there's just one thing left to do - move on.

Meanwhile, these two songs have been keeping me company.

Linkin Park - Iridescent

When you were standing in the wake of devastation
When you were waiting on the edge of the unknown
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“I didn’t expect to see your sister in maternity wear when I met her this morning. She had made no mention of her pregnancy,” my mother said ( Read more... )

I remember arriving in the office on Christmas Eve last year feeling irritable and grouchy from making my way to work through a downpour. Though the day started off gloomy and wet, what greeted me on my desk was like a beam of sunshine that warmed my heart. On my desk laid a spread of presents from my colleagues, a gesture that caught me by ( Read more... )

My colleagues and I started off the teleconference by catching up with a Singapore-born colleague based in California. When the focus turned to his upcoming wedding, the air in the room hanged still. For those colleagues who didn’t quite know how to react, picturing him exchange marriage vows with a man was probably difficult to do. I, on the other ( Read more... )

Keeping me company on a recent business trip to Shanghai was a heart laden with worry and tension. A senior colleague's inability to make good his word had led to many additional responsibilities falling on my shoulders. To make matters more challenging, being the only one accompanying the Big Boss on this trip meant having neither an intermediate ( Read more... )