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Tuning into Man's Last Song
I’ve never managed to give a talk according to script. But this is a reasonably close approximation of my presentation at the University...
James Tam
Apr 13, 20169 min read


Gollum's Demon
Gollum will soon be discharged. 13 years had passed slowly. Life is hard, but starting a new life is much harder. Is Demon still alive?
James Tam
Nov 29, 201512 min read


咕嚕的心魔
短篇故事:十三年的牢獄生涯快將過去。雖則度日如年,回頭看也不過眨眼之間。再過五個星期,咕嚕便可以恢復自由,重新做人。他現在才發覺,做人難,重新做人更難。太陽出來之後,心魔還有活下去的空間嗎?
譚炳昌
Nov 29, 20152 min read


香江山賊
話說伶仃洋外,有小島香江,遠看似仙山,近看像沙灘。島上住了六七百人,打魚摸蜆為生,也算安居樂業,戶戶炊煙。島民捕來海鮮,自吃不下,剩餘炒炒賣賣,供應夷船商販,日子逐漸富裕。唯富不過三代乃不易真理,靈驗如同魔咒,十中難一幸免。三代下來,不少香江小子變得渾身妖氣,頭腦恍惚,口臭異常
谭炳昌
Aug 11, 20154 min read


中国的假蛋风云
还记得大陆的假鸡蛋吗?我当年目睹不少亲友因为假蛋而失明或思想瘫痪,而自己也为了假鸡蛋而饱受随时破产的心理威胁,弄到精神衰弱,毕生难忘。
谭炳昌
Apr 17, 20153 min read


Fake Eggs of China
Chinese fake eggs caused blindness and cerebral seizure in many innocent Hongkongers, and nearly bankrupted me
James Tam
Apr 17, 20153 min read


Between Lives
His wife is giving birth to their first baby, while his mother is dying at the same time, in the same hospital.
James Tam
Oct 23, 201412 min read


生 死 之 間
他正準備第一次做爸爸!當太太臨盆之際,媽媽在同一家醫院內臨危。習慣了的愛早已變得平凡,甚至令人煩厭。永別在即,遺忘了的歲月被赤裸裸地翻出來算帳。無法填補的懊悔,注定永成追憶。生命的始末在同一時空相遇,碰撞,卻不能互相抵銷......
谭炳昌
Oct 22, 201411 min read


The Justice of Sin
A prosecutor, a politician, and a journalist seek commonalities over happy hours. Each with his own agenda
James Tam
Apr 29, 201415 min read




Comfort Woman Eleanor
The euphoric cheers of Long Live the Emperor filled Eleanor Thompson with disgust rather than horror. There was no fear in her
James Tam
Feb 4, 20149 min read


慰安婦艾蓮娜
1941的圣诞前夕,日军攻陷港岛,在赤柱圣士提反书院,进行了大屠杀:“不吸取历史教训的人,注定要重蹈覆辙” 很多人都说过类似的警语。但我们依然在逃避历史,拒绝吸取教训,因为历史的黑暗角落往往令人不安,伤心沮丧。。。 “万岁!万岁!天皇万岁!” 楼下转来的欢呼声,令艾莲娜极之恶
谭炳昌
Feb 4, 20145 min read


Man's Last Song Chapter ONE
[ Man's Last Song is 2011 PROVERSE PRIZE FINALIST ] To post-modern savages, the future is not science fiction, but a lonely journey of s
James Tam
Oct 5, 201334 min read


Midlife Triad
Dragon Arm Wah spent most of his youth in jail. He’s back because of love. It's not what it used to be. Neither is the underworld
James Tam
May 11, 201318 min read


蠱惑仔的中年危機
曾經打遍尖沙嘴的阿華,整個青少年都在監獄渡過。幾十年後再度入冊,有如遊子歸故鄉。江湖變了,面目全非。他在似曾相識的環境中找尋半信半疑的回憶。人到中年萬事憂,無非為了愛情
谭炳昌
May 10, 20132 min read


Lucky Hong Kong Birds 幸福的“港鸟”
Hong Kong’s suffocating pollution, human density and hyperactivity are well known. Less known are its pockets of natural beauty which...
James Tam
Jan 22, 20133 min read


Apologies
The US President tells the Japanese Prime Minister to apologise to wartime victims. The PM in return asks if the President would do likewise
James Tam
Dec 4, 20125 min read




Democracy Debate and Chinaman's House
Bafflingly, some folks are more concerned with the colour of someone else's house than their own basement fire
James Tam
Nov 25, 20124 min read
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