The Great Unravelling
QLRS Vol. 3 No. 1 Oct 2003

Editorial
Poetry
Short Stories
Essays
Criticism
Extra Media
The Acid Tongue

Editorial
On the social contract.

On Silence
By Mark Pirie.

Rimutakas
By Mark Pirie.

Mouth Piece
By W.B. Keckler.

Here Russia spreads her legs like the body compass of a prima ballerina
By Ronny Someck.

Return to Kuantan
By Oswald LeWinter.

modes of transport
By Shazanah Hassan.

Planting Mines
By Thow Xin Wei.

The All-Night Attendant at the Foreign Experts' Compound
By Charles Lowe.

Sarah
By Chan Ziqian.

Message in a Bottle
By Neil Grimmett.

Velouria
By Daren Shiau.

Guan Ju, the Song of Songs and the Language of Love
Ng Teng Kuan on early love poetry.

Female Sexuality in a Clairol Ad and its Reception by its Hong Kong Audience
Amy Lai on commoditizing the female orgasm.

A Letter from Another Sports Fan
Miguel Jaime Ongpin on sports.

Drink Deep, Or Taste Not the Pierian Spring
Toh Hsien Min on pubs in Oxford.

Startled Deer Poetry
Chia Yueh Chin reviews a single headlamp.

Groping Towards The Godly
Richard Lord reviews Singapore theatre.

Horror Raya - Atomic Jaya
Richard Lord reviews Atomic Jaya.

Marta Salij dreads Alan Lightman's college Reunion

Edited by:
Chief/Poetry: Toh Hsien Min
Short Stories: Yeow Kai Chai
Essays: Heng Siok Tian and Elaine Foo
Criticism and Interviews: Elaine Foo and Chia Yueh Chin
Extra Media: Cyril Wong and Chia Yueh Chin
The Acid Tongue: Cyril Wong
Technical: vacant

Issue illustration by: Terence Heng

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