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Drama

" A talent for drama is not a talent for writing. It is the ability to articulate human relationships."

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- Gore Vidal

STORK

( 12 NOVEMBER 2019 )

As the 2-child policy comes into effect in Singapore 1972, a young girl goes to great lengths to keep the news from her parents as she fears of being abandoned when the 3rd child is born.

Comedy

"A comedy isn't about being funny.

It is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all."

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- Gary D. Schmidt

JUST ANOTHER DOCTOR

( 31 JANUARY 2019 )

Animal and toy abuse suggest no less harm than the traumatic experiences of war, and this short story is a hyperbolic commentary.

Academic Writings

Critical Film Studies module during the course of my film degree at LASALLE College of the Arts, Puttnam School of Film & Animation

DISSERTATION

The portrayal of the relationship between the public and private spaces on screen within the works of Hou Hsiao Hsien.

Poetry

"And that was what that moment meant to me."

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- Dione Goh

How This Man Loves

2013

Amidst The Fog Lies

15 October 2015

My Own Words Aren't Yours

5 January 2016

Clear Brightness

25 March 2016

To The Beautiful June

22 June 2016

For All Sad Pens and Wilted Tongues

18 September 2016

You Don't Tell Teacher That

11 November 2016

Short Stories

"This house smells of expiring food and slow moving ants..."

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- Dione Goh

Owe to the World

Morgan did not know her name, but she kept thinking about it. She was a soul taken over by a cloak of history and expectations, invisible binders and myopic conventions. That made her feel like she owed the world an apology.

20 July 2019

Renovation

Thinking about it was as rude as slurping your soup. Reading up on it was as despicable as the bully next door. And then committing it was as unforgivable as abandoning your parents.

26 July 2019

V40

Calculator over my unanswered answer booklet, eyes trying to understand the words but on guard for incoming glances, and the pretentious pen that is indeed going to write something that will score myself some points.

1 July 2015

What That Moment Meant

I was not sure if she was really looking at me, as I could feel a sense of vague acknowledgement. However, I soon confirmed the glance and continued gazing at her.

12 April 2014

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