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Short Works: The Language of Flowers

The Language of Flowers

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By Elaine Chiew. Willow and Geoff can’t read each other’s signals.

By Elaine Chiew. Willow, a primary school teacher, likes her colleague Geoff. And Geoff likes her. But they are no good at reading each other’s signals.

The Language Of Flowers by Elaine Chiew.

Willow, a primary school teacher, likes her colleague Geoff. And Geoff likes her. But they are no good at reading each other’s signals.

Originally from Malaysia, Elaine Chiew is a twice winner of the Bridport Short Story Competition. She is the author of the short story collection The Heartsick Diaspora. Her novel, The Light Between Us, will be published in May 2024.

Writer: Elaine Chiew
Reader: Phyllis Ho
Producer: Jeremy Osborne

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