Uncanny Valley A Collection of Short Stories

S. Mickey Lin is a former Annenberg Fellow and graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is also a participant of NAC's Mentor Access Project, the most established mentorship programme in Singapore. His writings have been published in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the US.

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• The Apex — A construction worker faces a difficult decision.
• The Man with the Golden Tongue — A food critic learns a critical lesson about the ego.
• Merlion's Magic — A fiancee discovers a magical truth about her beau and Singapore.
• Adrift — A naturalized citizen encounters a refugee.
• The Mentor — A mentor is conflicted by his pupil's talent.
• Right History — A professor loses his tenure after questioning a singular version of history.
• Moral Clarity in Small Numbers — A new graduate realizes the importance of numbers in Singapore.
• Hunger — A tuition teacher strives to keep his terrible addiction at bay.
• Sharks in Singapore — A fraudster brings us into the world of predators in the city-state.
• Uncanny Valley — A minister investigates the ability of virtual reality to predict social norms.
• Weapons of Mass Destruction — An escort unleashes a deadly weapon that devastates the financial markets.
• Home Game — A Chinese-born badminton star agonizes over loyalty to her new home or to her ancestral homeland.

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