Issue 30, Remnants

Unlikely Factory and Clothes and Papers

Unlikely Factory

Carol: I never thought that parts of it are still made by hand!

Ann: No wonder they are never uniform.

The Inspector: This, ladies, is a bellows. They come in three standard sizes. Of course, custom orders are possible.

Carol: Underneath that flapping tissue is an eye?

The Inspector: Some people see with their hearts.

Ann: I am unimpressed. Show me one with an ear and a mouth as well.

The Inspector: We install them according to lottery. Nobody ever orders them for themselves anyway–they only try to buy them as gifts.

Ann: Are these fish scales or sequins?

Carol: We should choose wisely. What does the most comprehensive model ever made include?

Ann: I do wonder if there is room at all inside to have not one but two?

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Tammy Ho and Reid Mitchell

Tammy Ho and Reid Mitchell

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Tammy Ho Lai-ming and Reid Mitchell have been writing together for several years. Their creative works have previously been published in Admit 2, Barrow Street, Caffeine Destiny, Fringe, Ghoti, Rhythm Poetry Magazine, Poetry Super Highway, and elsewhere. They are both actively involved in Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, the first and only Hong Kong-based online English literary publication.