临终前，她已知会下地狱。
“我做了太多对不起别人的事，也是应该的。”
咽气以后，她迎着光走过长廊，告诉自己不要害怕，
长廊的尽头是一扇门，她一打开，是她生前的办公室。
都市求生記——人生就是最千奇百怪的小故事
本书以64篇小故事，天马行空地描绘了人生中的「可能」和「不可能」。书中的三个章节将情境设定在熟悉的办公室生活、爱情等各种人生场景。小故事利用了这些场景，再配上略带科幻、奇幻的情节，轻柔地批判了社会中的荒谬怪诞的乱象。希望夹带点「黑色幽默」的小故事，让读者在微笑中品尝到了各种生活反讽带出的苦涩。
Urban Survival Stories
This book uses 64 short stories to vividly depict the possibilities and impossibilities in life. The three sections of the book are depicted in various familiar settings including work and love. The short stories then couple sci-fi and fantasy elements with these settings to gently criticise the absurd and grotesque chaos in society. The author hopes the black humour within the short stories will allow readers to taste the bitterness brought about by all kinds of ironies in life with a smile.
作品节选 | Excerpt: 《地狱》
新文潮出版社 / TrendLit Publishing, 2023
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
王惠琪
王惠琪, 80年代生于新加坡，新加坡国立大学中文系毕业，后负笈香港中文大学取得语言学硕士。先是热爱文字，后来热爱绘画，才发现自己原来只是热爱「创作」这回事。2021年走入「文创」的世界，创立@wordslostme的品牌，专门绘制让人「会心一笑」的明信片。《都市求生记》为伸懒腰小姐的首本图文创作集。
Ong Hui Chee
Born in the '80s, the writer graduated from NUS, majoring in Chinese studies. She obtained a Masters in Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She loves literature and drawing, and she fell in love with creative work. In 2021, she began her journey in the world of creative merchandise and founded her own brand “@wordslostme”, making illustrations that bring smiles to people. Urban Survival Stories is her first literary collection featuring her illustrations.
王惠琪写作心得 | Short Notes with Ong Hui Chee
在写作方面，“心眼”对于您意味着什么？
What does "Mata Hati | 心眼 | Eye of the Heart | மனக்கண் வழியே" mean to you in writing?
心中有眼，眼中有心。书写的是眼中所见，心中所思。
There is sight within the heart and there is heart within our sight. The writing process records what we observe and how our heart feels for what we have seen.
请分享您的写作习惯：手写还是打字？是否有好几份草稿、长时间的停顿或短暂的灵感泉涌?
What does your writing process look like? Do you type or write? Are there multiple drafts, long pauses, or sudden bursts of activity?
好几年前我突然想挑战自己一天写一篇小小说，写着写着，
Some years ago I decided to challenge myself and write one short short story per day. And it went on for 2 months, producing about 60 over pieces of short shorts. Most of the writings in the book is done while commuting on the train using mobile phone.
请形容一下您的写作空间。
What does your working space look like?
由于我本身也是插画家，我的书桌也是画画的地方，
As I am an illustrator as well, my work space is filled with little art pieces such as postcards and drawings. There are art materials around as well.
请以不超过30个字向读者们推荐您的入围作品。
Make an elevator pitch for your shortlisted work in 30 words or less.
人生中奇妙的小事，一本道尽。
Strange little encounters in life bounded in this strange little book.
请分享在创作入围作品当儿的一个关键时刻。
Could you share a pivotal moment as you were writing this work?
每一篇小说的诞生都是特别的。书写完成的那一刹那都特别舒畅。
The production process of every short short is special. There is a feeling of satisfaction when a ahort short is completed.
回顾入围作品的写作过程，您会给当时的自己一个什么建议？
If you could give one advice to yourself when you were writing this book, what would it be?
坚持写满一百篇小小说。（目前只写了63篇）
Have some determination and strive to complete 100 short shorts.
