short story – Nicola Heaney

Yiyun Li, ‘A Thousand Years of Good Prayers’

In this collection of short stories, Li examines the reality of daily life in modern China, opening our eyes to a world where society is trying to balance the weight of tradition with the fast pace of modern life. In ‘Extra’, a lonely middle-aged woman finds herself abandoned in a wilderness of strangers, dehumanised andContinue reading “Yiyun Li, ‘A Thousand Years of Good Prayers’”

Sylvia

“What the hell is that smell?” “I know, it’s totally disgusting. Like someone rubbed cheese all over themselves and hasn’t had a wash in over a week!” They sat there, giggling over their iced coffees, oblivious to the light June breeze that carried their voices over the empty shopping arcade towards me. I’ve heard similarContinue reading “Sylvia”