Joyce hails from the tropical island-city of Singapore, where she spends the perennially sunny days writing novels and short stories. Since graduating with a degree in English from the National University of Singapore, she has won a nationwide novel-writing competition organised by the National Arts Council and published her YA contemporary novel, LAMBS FOR DINNER (Straits Times Press, 2013). Her short stories are published at museinpocketpeninhand.wordpress.com, and here at her blog she rants and raves about books, writing, and TV shows in between writing her next novel. She would love to hear from you! Reach out to her at jcxw2590@yahoo.com.sg with feedback, queries, or just a hello :)
The sign made me pull to a stop. “You’ve actually been here before. We just made sure you forgot.” Too big to miss, but too many words to take in if you were careening down this empty, dusty road. … More Highway Star
“The fire-breather had three lives in total. One for discovery, one for degradation, and one for redemption.”
Infernal by @joycechuawrites
#amreading #amwriting #shortstory … More Infernal
Our September prompt calls for a meandering, dreamy short story, and that’s exactly what Joyce did with her piece.
Read it now on Muse in Pocket, Pen in Hand.
… More The Distance From the Sky
The Memory Lane gang was named after the road on which they all first met. Their encounter certainly wasn’t by any sort of intention, for the five of them couldn’t be more different. As it were, their fates entwined that sweltering afternoon on Memory Lane, just a ten-minute drive from the university dorm. It might … More We Met on Memory Lane
He had never meant to poison her. That’s what he kept telling himself. “You are my best student,” he always told her. She was so very lovely when she blushed. She first came to the apothecary as a girl no older than twelve, just a little younger than him, running an errand for the housemistress … More The Alchemist’s Apprentice
Two ex-lovers are sent to kill each other in this dramatic Chinese historical short story. Let us know if you want to read more!
#amreading #shortstory #amwriting #FictionFriday
#asianlit #diverselit … More All The Light in The World
“With a thousand lies and a good disguise, anything is possible.”
Find out how this magical heist turns out!
#amwriting #amreading #shortstory #fantasy
… More A Thousand Lies and A Good Disguise
This is what happens when you watch one too many episodes of Supernatural: you end up writing a #shortstory with things that go bump in the middle of the night.
#amwriting #FictionFriday … More Nightmare on Elmer Street
When you release a prisoner not quite human, you should expect mayhem to ensue.
#fantasy #shortstory #FictionFriday #amwriting … More The Prisoner
The latest #FictionFriday #shortstory, “The House At The End of The Lane”, takes you into the mind of a madman. Or is he really? … More The House At The End of The Lane
#FictionFriday: Love Potions and Other Disasters
Welcome to the magical town of Blissville, where love is in the air! Too bad cynical Ruby Lou is in town and determined to expose its secrets.
#amwriting #shortstory #romance … More Love Potions and Other Disasters
This #FictionFriday, we leave Earth behind and venture into the Wilderness. Check out our new #shortstory, “Into the Wild” by Joyce Chua!
#amwriting #sciencefiction #urbanfantasy … More Into the Wild
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