Author: Jasmine Low
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Fiction Writing: Dancing to the gongs of the South China Sea
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Release date: 22 May 2023 Dancing to the gongs of the South China Sea (PDF) is an unfinished piece that’s a work-in-progress, a culmination of works explored in an 8-week creative writing class with Sharon Bakar’s Words on Fire to “Finding the Flow”. I’m immensely grateful and thankful for Sharon’s…
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Fiction Writing: Shorts Stories 2023 (resulting from ‘Words on Fire’ Workshop with Sharon Bakar)
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I attended Sharon Bakar’s Words on Fire creative writing class of March – May 2023 titled, “Finding the Flow”. It’s been the most exhilarating ride made smooth by words, an amazing comradery with fellow writers and the kindest and most beautiful teacher. I highly recommend this workshop for it has…
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Podcast: A Merdeka Story: from little things big things grow 🖤💛💙❤️
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Warning: To Aboriginal & Torres Straits Islander readers, the following article contains images and voices of people who have passed away. Also streaming via Spotify | Apple Podcast | Google Podcast | iHeartRadio | RSS On August 9th 2021, International Day of the World’s Indigenous^ Peoples themed ‘Leaving No One…
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On 63
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Text by Jasmine Low. Works in progress from a documentary script titled ‘The man from Bangkok Lane’. Written and performed at the first CROSS BORDER poetry slam! co-organised by Chris Mooney-Singh, Bhavinda and Sharon Bakar at Seksan’s Kuala Lumpur, 31 March 2007. Tsk. Along with Han, KG and Datuk Shan, I was…
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Man in the Middle Lane
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Text by Jasmine Low. Inspired by Francesca Beard.Written 18 August 2006. Ah! Man in the middle lane You’re annoying me with no blinkers Going nowhere You’re going somewhere Far away from where the rest of us Too close to my liking Too close up my rear You! Man in the middle…
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The Arrival
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Tirelessly, she draws on her linerpractises her opening numbersstretches her lips from side to sideholds her head upgrabs her hair backsmilesand pretends to yawncackles, then angles her neck to let out a stream of laughtershe is ready.And she dials for her public cab6 2 5 9 2 0 2 0On…