by Ovidia Yu | Jun 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
This post was originally published on murderiseverywhere.substack.com. Here in Singapore we just had two public holidays close together: Hari Raya Haji last Wednesday and then Vesak Day on Sunday. At times like this, ordinary life gets interrupted in the best of...
by Ovidia Yu | May 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
This post was originally published on murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com. I was excited (and a little apprehensive) to order our first ‘farmer’s box’ from Talula Farms last week. Till now I’ve shopped mainly in morning markets and supermarkets,...
by Ovidia Yu | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
This post was originally published on murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com. I’ve been working on a piece about Singapore crime fiction for an encyclopedia of Global Crime Fiction and it’s driving home to me how little I know on the subject. Plus I have to admit that...
by Ovidia Yu | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
This post was originally published on murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com. One of my bamboo plants was starting to look unwell. A few leaves here and there turning yellow and dropping–nothing dramatic, but enough to signal that something wasn’t right, because my...
by Ovidia Yu | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
This post was originally published on murderiseverywhere.substack.com. I don’t like new things. I like the idea of them and I admire (and envy) people who embrace them and plunge in (Thank you, Stan!) But when it comes to actually stepping into something...
by Ovidia Yu | Mar 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
This post was originally published on murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com. I suspect all writers (and too many readers) are aware of the ‘saggy middle’ stretch where nothing much seems to be happening. It kind of feels like that’s where we’re at in...
