QLRS: Vol. 24 No. 4 Oct 2025


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Uchiage Hanabi
QLRS Vol. 24 No. 4 Oct 2025

Contents

Editorial
Every galaxy needs a universe.

Poetry

poem of jakarta
by Jonathan Chan

Helpless
by Gilbert Koh

Memento mori as memento mori
by David Wong Hsien Ming

15 square meters cannot be an excess
by Clark Leynes

Blueprints (Speculative Real Estate)
by Sim Xin Yi

After One Year
by Carl Watts

Wash Box
by Carl Watts

Eating Rustled Mutton
by Michael Farrell

Short Stories

Cooking Fish
by Sarah Tan-Lim

Remaindered
by Jason Low

Mother Bird
by Cheah Yin Mee

Thomson Hills
by Patrick Sagaram

Essays

Here Is New York, 2025
Wyatt Hong on returning to New York.

‘Wordless’ Storytelling: On Jin Yucheng’s Blossoms (《繁花》)
Helena Haitian Jiang on Jin Yucheng's Blossoms

Criticism

Su Lynn’s Greatest Power
Claire Betita de Guzman reviews Xie Shi Min.

When Every Explosion Looks the Same
Ryan Yeo reviews Cheng Him.

Sister Act
Crispin Rodrigues reviews Jemimah Wei.

Poetic Anger Against Violences
Jonathan Chan reviews Nam Le.

Interviews

Beauty of Everyday Things
Yeow Kai Chai interviews Yeo Whee Jim.

Proust Questionnaire: 17 questions with Wahidah Tambee

QLRS Vol. 24 No. 4 Oct 2025

EDITED BY
Chief/Poetry: Toh Hsien Min
Short Stories: Yeow Kai Chai
Essays: Stephanie Ye
Criticism: Yong Shu Hoong
Interviews: Yeow Kai Chai and Yong Shu Hoong
Technical (non-editorial): Alvin Pang

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