Scythe Liu

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Writer of queer horror and speculative fiction. 90's-born & based in Singapore.

Short fiction

“Closing Time”, manywor(l)ds, May 2026.

Audio fiction

Contributing Writer. para/Normal, Season 2. Law of Names Media. Forthcoming.

Poetry

“out rages flesh”, Genrepunk Magazine, forthcoming September 2026.

Awards

Second Prize in the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2025 Open Category, for script “Macroscopic Lens”, organized by T:>Works and National Gallery Singapore. [Published under L.L. Wenyi.]

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manywor(l)ds • 25 May 2026

Closing Time by Scythe Liu - manywor(l)ds :: place

I couldn’t tell you when the video store became a black hole. It was gradual, for sure, like the death of a star. It was only meant to be a temporary job — something to take my mind off things while I sorted myself out. The flashbacks would dissolve as soon as the LED sign marking ‘Horizon Videos Pte Ltd’ came into view. Modest in size and patchworked with show posters, it was ultimately muted amongst the mosaic of age-faded shops in the 70’s-built mall.

I’d gravitate toward it, as I always had...

T:>Works • 25 May 2026

24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2025 - T:>Works

Second Prize: Macroscopic Lens by L.L. Wenyi
Atop an untouchable tower overlooking the Republic, four ministers gather - three veteran, one fresh - to contain a political time bomb promising to ruin one of their own. But with the rookie minister's past friendship with the culprit, can they sustain civil dialogue, maintain parliamentary optics, and reach a pragmatic solution?

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