https://scytheliu.portfolial.comRSS Feed for Scythe LiuenMon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://tworksasia.org/24pwc2025/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?Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://tworksasia.org/24pwc2025/https://manyworlds.place/issue-12/scythe-liu/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...Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://manyworlds.place/issue-12/scythe-liu/https://manyworlds.place/issue-12/wenyi/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...Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://manyworlds.place/issue-12/wenyi/