The complete list of contents for the Eastlit December Issue is below. Please click on a link to go to the page.
Eastlit Cover. Picture and Design by Graham Lawrence.
An evening picture of Wonnapha Beach, Chonburi, Thaland provides the backdrop for the 2012 Eastlit December issue.
Editor’s Comment by Graham.
Requiem for a Heavyweight by Steve Rosse.
Requiem for a Heavyweight tells of a typical rural Thai “big man”as well as a father-in-law.
Moving by Steven Tait.
Two Poems by Kyle Hemmings.
The poems are: The Sleeping Woman and How to Survive a Bear Hug From a Fat Man You No Longer Love.
La Perla by MFL Bulandus.
La Perla is inspired by an actual fire in Manila.
The Rise and Rise of the Venting Room by Daniel Hickey.
The Rise and Rise of the Venting Room tells of an aspect of life in modern China.
Five Poems by James Underwood.
The poems are: Bound, Loop, Spiny, Tangle and Turn.
Sea Stories by Donald Vogel.
Sea Stories is based in the Philippines at the time of the decline in U.S. power there.
One Last Celebration by Suvi Mahonen.
One Last Celebration was previously published in Deakin University literary journal Verandah.
Two Poems by Arkava Das.
The poems are: to be part of what you have learned and eclipse cannot be shaken off but displayed. These poems link to Mahayana scriptures.
Monkey Business by Ashwin Mudigonda.
Monkey Business is a story connecting to the Hanuman legend.
Christmas in Burma by Chris Luppi.
Christmas in Burma was previously published in the now defunct online journal Elimae.
An alphabetical list of all the contributors to the December issue of Eastlit complete with biographies of all the writers and poets.
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