fiction
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“No Longer Human”: Komik Jepang Paling Gelap?
BEKERJA dengan anak-anak muda memang berbeda. Tiap hari ada saja cerita-cerita seru yang bikin terpingkal dan kadang syok. Coba kalau teman-teman kerja saya bapak-bapak atau mama-mama muda, pasti ngobrolnya kalau nggak badan yang mulai jompo dan sakit sana sini, masalah rumah tangga atau anak-anak mereka. Salah satu yang buat saya syok adalah rekomendasi-rekomendasi konten yang… Continue reading
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Let’s Talk About Junji Ito
I’m not someone who is addicted to manga or anime but one name caught my attention lately. Junji Ito is a Japanese horror manga artist, known for his works in the horror genre. He was born on July 31, 1963, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for his works such as “Uzumaki,” “Tomie,”… Continue reading
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Ella
Hari sudah beringsut temaram. Ia makin resah dan lelah. Nekat meski uang sudah tidak seberapa menjelang hari raya, gadis muda itu melambaikan taksi di depannya. Toh THR akan segera ditransfer. Ia hanya mau pulang segera ke rumah. Ada nenek dan kakeknya di sana menunggu. “Mereka pasti cemas kalau aku pulang lewat beduk Maghrib,”batin Ella. Hampir… Continue reading
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“Maybe Tomorrow”: Pengen Bunuh Diri Karena Pandemi? Mungkin Kamu Butuh Nonton Film Ini
LEBARAN yang penuh suasana desperate lagi tahun ini memang sangat menyesakkan ya. Terutama bagi kaum penganut mudik garis keras. Belum lebaran, kalau belum mudik tatap muka. Sampai-sampai menteri pun sambat di singgasana gadingnya: “Heh jangan kan elu semua ye, eug aje silaturahim onlen juga kok. Udah dua lebaran ini! Udah deh jangan sok-sokan mudik ke… Continue reading
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[SHORT STORY] A SECRET KEPT FOR GOOD
Written by Aris Kurniawan Translated by Akhlis Purnomo It is the time when Bardi tells the secret between him and his late wife to them. Bardi knows the secret is not that vital for them to know. But he feels he needs to disclose it anyway. That afternoon after cleaning up the cemetery of his… Continue reading
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Ethical Reflections for Teachers (From “The Red Teacher”)
What can teachers give to their students? People would most probably answer: knowledge and wisdom. But sometimes teachers can give their – almost – whole livelihood and future career, like Tae-nam. Depicted as a young, faint-hearted man who happens to teach at a local small school for girls, he is not a favorite teacher among… Continue reading
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Semua Orang Menangis
Tak mudah hidup di dunia ini. Tiap orang terus-menerus merasa kesal dengan hal-hal remeh yang tak berjalan sesuai keinginan mereka: yang satu dihina oleh seorang teman; yang lain diabaikan oleh keluarganya; tetapi yang lain bertengjar dengan pasangannya atau anaknya yang sudah remaja. Sering orang menangis saat mereka tidak bahagia. Ini alami. Untuk jangka pendek, saat… Continue reading
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Marriage Equality and Celibacy
A young man for decades longed for equality in all of his aspects of life. He got what he wanted that fateful day. The new leader of the society he was living in was so liberal he allowed everyone to marry anyone they wished. Even a human being of the similar kinship, gender, and so… Continue reading
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The Liar
In a kingdom where a slave was working, a grand master and his chief maid lived. The slave knew the chief maid was a liar. A pathological one. While the slave along with his co-slaves worked days and nights in the most honest fashion they could, the maid pretended to be working more than the… Continue reading
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Maya Tidak Gila
Maya itu aneh tetapi nyata. Di kelas, selama kurang dari setahun kami berada di satu bangku yang sama, ia diam seribu bahasa. Kami tak saling menyapa. Ia tidak bisu. Hanya saja, saya hidup di dunia nyata. Maya, di dunia Maya sendiri. Dunia itu penuh dengan aktor-aktor Hongkong terkenal. Andy Lau, Jay Chou, Jimmy Lin. Pria-pria… Continue reading
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On Adulthood
”So how old were you on your birthday last month?” Tengo asked, changing subjects. “Twenty three. A full-fledged adult.” “Of course,” Tengo said. He was already thirty but yet to have a sense of himself as an adult. It just felt to him like he had spent thirty years in the world. (Haruki Murakami: 1Q84,… Continue reading
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Roy (4)
Kalau ada anak-anak tiri dalam keluarga kami itu adalah semua keturunan Wongsodjojo. Sejak Opa mendirikan Plazia, bisnis itu sudah menjadi anak kandung bagi keluarga kami. Waktu kami dari bangun tidur hingga hendak tidur didominasi oleh ambisi Opa dalam melakukan ekspansi bisnisnya. Tidak ada pilihan. Kami – anak dan cucu-cucunya – harus turun tangan karena ia… Continue reading
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