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My name is Cat! (any pronouns) I'm a speculative fiction writer from Malaysia with a focus in fantasy and horror. My writing tends to include elements of fabulism, folklore, queerness and the ecological.

Writing

If you would like to read any of my pieces, do visit my blog! I have other published works on Night Sky Press, The B'K, Strange Horizons and Mānoa Journal.Also consider supporting me on Ko-fi where I share exclusive short stories and behind the scenes notes on my works.

Notable Works

Title: Bird Vomit, Vomit Bird, Here Was Once the Sea: An Anthology of Southeast Asian Ecowriting by Mānoa Journal (University of Hawai‘i Press) CW: animal death, emetophobia, parental abuse, implied self harm. There are grey swiflets on each side of the te

'Bird Vomit, Vomit Bird' in Here Was Once the Sea: An Anthology of Southeast Asian Ecowriting by Mānoa Journal (University of Hawai‘i Press)

Title: The Soother of Sorrows, Strange Horizons Southeast Asia Special Issue. CW: death/dying. The side borders feature red batik flower patterns. The remainder of the sun's golden rays stretch across the field, verdant greens washed with a burnt fiery hue

'The Soother of Sorrows' in Strange Horizons' Southeast Asia Special Issue

Title: Revivify Night Sky Press, Issue one, Orcanus There is a golden sun on each side of the text. Swallow me whole, I told the land. For there was no purpose in living under the weight of light; under that pouring brightness my identity was stripped a

'Revivify' in Night Sky Press' Issue 1, Orcanus

Image description Title: Balcony Sunbird, The B’K Vol. 13, Issue 2, page 22 to 24. CW: illness and death. The borders of the image feature a chain of flowers and on the left there are two olive backed sunbirds on a tree branch. Such is the unique craft of

'Balcony Sunbird' in The B'K Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp.22-24

Contact

For any further enquiries, you can contact me via email and follow me on Twitter, Tumblr or Ko-fi for any future publications.