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Michelle Ang

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Cursed Culture

Michelle Ang

Submitted to Contest #214

Marsha’s country is younger than the invention of sliced white bread. A tiny nation that embraced modernity with all its bones; bones that were once bleached in the sun of war and colonialisation. Her family carved a comfortable life with questionable work-life balance and plenty of holidays. It was the reign of boomers and working hard always got you somewhere. That’s exactly what Marsha thought her parents did. Mr Hong might have been small in stature, but every ounce of flesh on him was working muscle. His neatly combed side part jet bl...

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