The Apostrophe

Our theme for Issue #12: FORTUNE

Submissions open January 1-31, 2026

Jan 1 • Hong Kong Writers Circle

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December 2025

Issue 11: FLEX

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Dec 6, 2025 • Hong Kong Writers Circle

The Last Hour of a Billionaire

At one of his seven mansions [appraised at $77.5 million], the one closest to the hospital best known in the world for treating his particular ailment…

Dec 5, 2025 • Nolo Segundo

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Babel

Sambhu Ramachandran is a bilingual poet, translator, short story writer, and academic from Kerala, India.

Dec 4, 2025 • Sambhu Ramachandran

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Black Sun

When I told them I was going away for a while, Mum couldn’t understand why her only son would leave just before his birthday.

Dec 3, 2025 • Holly Sykes

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a reminder (from me, to me)

you need not seek love, for it already surrounds you. it is hidden within those trinkets you find cleaning your house on a spring day, pins and charms…

Dec 2, 2025 • Vanessa Ho K. S.

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The Bride

An entirely true and salutary tale, as related by the author’s grandma

Dec 1, 2025 • Julian Lyden

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November 2025

Staying Flexible

Editor's note for Issue 11

Nov 30, 2025 • Hong Kong Writers Circle

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September 2025

Our theme for Issue #11: FLEX

Submissions open October 1-31, 2025

Sep 30, 2025 • Hong Kong Writers Circle

Issue 10: PASSION

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Sep 6, 2025 • Hong Kong Writers Circle

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Knife Box

It was Lanson Place.

Sep 5, 2025 • Gregor Windstill

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Island Solitude

The sea is enclosed In the four walls of your square room.

Sep 4, 2025 • Vanessa Ho

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