A.K. LEE

I forgot to post my August writing prompts (they have just been sent out) because I haven't been able to sleep much. My little old lady of a cat, Mon, is ill. In late June, we had to take her in to the vet, and we found an infection in her gum as well as a tumor. The infection has been dealt with, but the tumor is already in her jaw. Neither my partner nor I wished for Mon to suffer the pain of more surgery, given that to remove the tumor would mean she has to lose most of he

I wrapped up 2025 with a trip to Hokkaido, Japan with my partner, and came to the conclusion that while snow is pretty to look at, I am not a Snowy Weather person. I always knew I didn't enjoy the cold and before the trip, I suspected that I wouldn't like the snow, but I wanted to challenge myself to try it out and not let my prejudices stand in the way of having a good time. Unfortunately, snow didn't win me over fully, but I gotta give it credit for making the world look a

In the back of the kitchen was a decent-sized grove of sugarcane.

I was reflecting on my work today, as one does towards the end of the year.

I have a lot to do today. But when she naps She purrs – purrs – purrs. I lie down, Close my eyes. To-do list on the coffee table. Fingers...

As a teenager, I used to go 24, 36, 48 hours without sleep. Now?

When the hearse arrives, we're told to kneel with our backs to it and to keep our heads down and our eyes closed. The scent of incense...

The bottom eight inches of my black dress swish when I walk, and twirl when I turn. It's of a different material than the rest of the...

When planning for a vacation, I like to choose three to four must-see locations or must-do activities, and then wing it for the rest....

My partner and I firmly believe that we are cursed. Not in the “let’s find an exorcist” way, just mundane commonplace curses that inconvenience us.

In 2024, I translated three children's books. These stories were about landmarks in Singapore's past that are no longer around today. I translated them from English to Chinese, and while it wasn't my first experience translating per se, it was still a learning experience.

I am announcing that after the November newsletter, Story+Story will take a hiatus until March as I wish to work on my existing short...

I quit teaching again. To be honest, I had some concerns stepping back into the world of education after three years of COVID-19. I...