Prologue: The Chorus of a Thousand Voices

The scene begins with a wide shot of the stage, an empty jazz and blues bar with a few patrons sitting on the wooden chairs placed around wooden tables, arranged in a random fashion. It is late in the evening, and the bar tender is wiping the counter. The patrons are casually chatting, beer in […]

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January 17, 2006 – 6:04 pm | By dazephyr | Posted in Long Fiction, The Smiling Musicians | Tagged | Comments (0)

A Little Boy’s Day Out

A little boy thought it was a good day to do some exploration, so he decided to take a trip to the city on his own for the first time. Taking his newly bought concession card that his mommy just got for him, the little boy embarked on what he hoped would be an adventure […]

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January 17, 2006 – 5:49 pm | By dazephyr | Posted in Short Fiction | Comments (1)

A Story (with Chinese song lyrics)

She was listening to her favourite music CD when the phone rang. You’d think it went ‘Kring Kring’ or ‘Troot Troot’, but no, it went ‘只剩下钢琴陪我弹了一天’. So it was awhile before she realised it was her phone and not her player playing the song. Rushing out of her bedroom with player still in hand, she […]

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January 17, 2004 – 5:29 pm | By dazephyr | Posted in Short Fiction | Comments (0)

Sunshine

I always thought the sun was but a blazing ball of fire or sometimes a circle with a smile till one day it sprouted four limbs and looked at me It radiated with your smile whispered warmth of your voice shone light from your eyes A glow that sketched your face brought life like your […]

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January 18, 2003 – 12:39 am | By dazephyr | Posted in Rhymes | Comments (0)