Would you believe I have been in this nursing home for 20 years? I wonder why I have outlived all my friends. It’s not like I ever prayed for a drawn-out “life-sucking” existence.
Being old is no fun. I have had three strokes and three heart attacks. My doctor reckoned the third heart attack would take [...]
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“The Man Across The Street”
Cerita tentang Ipah dan Kucing-Kucingnya
Kronik Betawi, Sebuah Novel:
Different are the rewards of those who come to heaven; hapines is bestowed on them; delightful their state; verily they have arrived in the land of silver. Truly yoy are directed to a place which is exalted, pointed by Dewas, who preside at death and become your guide; because the dead are [...]
“Tulah”
foto oleh place light -on a project-, some rights reserved
Darah Domba di Pintu Budak.
Masuk, Joshua. Jangan kau tonton kematian itu. Biarkan malaikat maut tunaikan tugasnya. Itu sudah menjadi titah embannya. Menyedihkan bukan? Andai terkaruniai akal, tentu malaikat maut akan menangisi nasibnya. Beremban tugas yang paling tidak menyenangkan di dunia: mencabut nyawa. Ah, tentu dia akan [...]
Sepotong Tangan
(dimuat di Republika, 5 Agustus 2007)
Pagi saat istrinya tak lagi bangun dari tidur, ia menunggu cukup lama di samping perempuan tua itu. Itu adalah pagi yang tak sama dengan 37 tahun pagi hari sebelumnya. Biasanya, istrinya selalu bangun lebih dahulu. Menyiapkan sarapan, sedikit berdandan, lalu jika perempuan tersebut sedang ingin memanjakan suaminya, ia akan membawa [...]
Gin Gin from Singaraja
Her name is Ni Made Ginarni, “but just call me Gin Gin, OK . . .” she asks. I smile while saying: “your name sounds unique and cute”. Then, she explains that at home, she is called Made, but sometimes Kadek, meaning the second child, “but at school, I was called Adek Gin,” she adds. [...]
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