Inventory of a Motorbike Shop in District Four
A short story about a fifteen-year-old in Saigon who must list every item in his father's motorbike repair shop before it is sold, and who…
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What the Caddie Saw on the Fourteenth
A short story about a Durban caddie who keeps quiet about a wealthy member's rule breach in 1995, and the choice he faces decades later as…
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The Boy Who Traded Shadows at Dusk Market
In a market that only opened at twilight, a boy named Ori learned that the price of a borrowed shadow was steeper than he'd been told.
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The Ice Cutter's Apprentice at Loon Lake
In a village where winter is harvested and stored like grain, a reluctant apprentice discovers that the shape of the ice remembers…
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The Understudy at the Rialto Cinema
When the projectionist at a failing single-screen cinema falls ill, his teenage niece takes the booth for the night — and discovers the…
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The Last Ferry Off Halcyon Reef
On an island where everyone is leaving, a teenage ferry mate has six hours to decide if she'll get on the boat with them.
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice Learns to Listen
When a city girl arrives at her great-aunt's apiary expecting a quiet summer, she discovers that bees have opinions, and so does she.
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