Publication Notes: “Vengeance As Sweet As My Love” in Translunar Travelers Lounge

Warning: Contains spoilers. You might want to read the story first! I used to be very nervous about doing these publication notes but I also felt a necessity to do them because otherwise, with every publication there would be wild speculations about the provenance of the plot. I still laugh sometimes about a reader who … Continue reading Publication Notes: “Vengeance As Sweet As My Love” in Translunar Travelers Lounge

Lyceum Notes: Thoughts on World-building, Suspension of Disbelief and Subjectivity

Suspension of disbelief, subjectivity and world-building have always been coiled together in a single kernel for me. It evokes for me the Kelantanese Mak Yong where the narrator/performer gets the audience to suspend disbelief by just placing one foot on the stage and saying, “Now I am stepping into Kayangan”. That was his world-building, his … Continue reading Lyceum Notes: Thoughts on World-building, Suspension of Disbelief and Subjectivity