Contains fifteen examples of the Singapore short story at its best. Here are works that touch on love, family, relationships, growing up, growing old; works that explore despair, courage, competition as well as collaboration.

The writers featured include Catherine Lim, Alfian Sa'at, Gopal Baratham, Ovidia Yu, Claire Tham and Tan Hwee Hwee. Their voices are medley-ironic, pessimistic, provocative, plaintive, light hearted- but they also recognizably Singaporean.