Back in February, I heard that local publisher Silverfish was accepting submissions for their new short story compilation. I've always wanted to get into some serious writing, so I sat down and wrote The Water Tower. Then I rewrote it again for another six times. But alas, the story was rejected. Oh well. Here it is anyway. I present to you, my first short story. Enjoy! (Please?):
Suresh once asked what I loved so much about exploring.
“Seeing new things, new places. Seeing what kids in the other neighbourhoods do in the evenings,” I had said.
“The kids elsewhere do the same thing other kids do lah,” he replied.
“No, sometimes they have different activities. What they do depends on what’s around them. And what’s around them is what I look forward to finding when I go exploring.”
“What do you mean, around them? Like what?”
“Like the airport. The kids in that neighbourhood play different games than in other housing areas. I think it’s the noise. Or the planes.”
“The airport! Now that’s fun…
Thanks for the vid - a Scottish setting, who knew. 100% Perfect Girl is one of my favorites, but there are far too many of his short stories that I love to just choose one.
ReplyDeleteI'd have to agree. I've got a lot of favourites myself: Hanalei Bay, Chance Traveller, Second Bakery Attack, Super-Frog Saves Tokyo... I could go on and on and on...
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the vid!
The short film is well done, and of course, being a fan of the original source, what could be better than to see it in another medium?
ReplyDeleteInteresting how universal the love theme of the story is, such that it could be transported into another geography effortlessly.
Hallmark of great story, yes?
Indeed! Also, perhaps Murakami's oft-touted "Westernised" persona helped in bringing over the story. There really isn't much in the way of Japaneseness in the original story.
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