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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Submissions open tomorrow for Issue #15 of _The Apostrophe_! First time writers are welcome. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...

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Our theme for Issue #15: FALL

Submissions open October 1-31, 2026

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 30/09/2026

Hong Kong’s national security police have reportedly arrested an independent journalist behind an online news outlet on suspicion of publishing fake news. hongkongfp.com/2026/09/30/n...

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sure, but have you checked with the Executive Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance's Executive Commission on the Accompaniment and Monitoring of Societies' Codes of Governance? Because I have, and she had some pretty good ideas. Also that's the real job title of a real person.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I made a prediction, based only on the poster, that a certain movie would be terrible. I just read a review where it got 1/5 stars. The critic said it got that one star because there was a dog. This makes me irrationally happy.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is a very unsurprising report (at least for anyone in HK). But unsurprising things must also be documented.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One thing I am looking forward to this fall is no longer waking up early on what I know is going to be a hot day. I don't mind that, per se, but I hate the existential dread that comes with it nowadays.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey, a fellow climate optimist author! Only this one is non-fiction.

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 06/09/2026

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"My restless hands still miss the feel of metal spikes shaped like / molecules, scooping them up like the queen of jacks. That was / the year our teacher died..." Today's piece in The Apostrophe captures an extraordinary childhood moment. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/fourth-gra...

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Fourth Grade Feral

My restless hands still miss the feel of metal spikes shaped like

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A chilling - and fascinating - piece today in The Apostrophe, with both writing and art by two newcomers to the magazine. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/you-must-b...

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You Must Be This Tall to Ride This Ride

He had been waiting in line for two hours now and there didn’t seem to be any end in sight.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For everyone who's had to tamp down the green-eyed monster (jealousy) ... today's piece in my lit mag, _The Apostrophe_, is by Si Chen. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/cant-you-t...

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Can't You Teach Her Some Math?

“Let me grab this,” Miyun said, getting up from the dinner table and taking her ringing phone to the couch.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Haiku can be oddly persistent. You read one in a moment, and it stays with you all week. We kick off this issue of _The Apostrophe_ with our first ever haiku! hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/three-haiku

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Three Haiku

our first headmistress

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Do you have a funny idea for a little comic type thing that you want to share on social media? I would prefer, by a thousand times, to see your badly scribbled attempt at a drawing on the back of a napkin over an artificially created image.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social What do you think of the idea of making 9/25 Dolly Parton Day? (You have dibs, I think.)

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Went to a poetry slam/reading session/gathering thing this evening for the first time since moving to Lisbon. It remjnded me that there is nothing that will ever replace an honest, live, first time reading by a poet who's standing there right in front of you.

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 14/08/2026

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Speaking on behalf of the editorial team of _The Apostrophe_ lit mag, I urge you all to heed this man's warning.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The deadline is just about here to submit. But if you have trouble with silly things like deadlines and just need a tiny bit more time, let me know. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...

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Our theme for Issue #14: GOLD

Submissions open July 1-31, 2026

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Tomorrow is the last day to submit! NB: the theme is just a prompt and not a restriction. If you have something good that doesn't fit the theme, send it anyway. Also: we love all genres, but non-fiction and art are currently underrepresented. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...

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Our theme for Issue #14: GOLD

Submissions open July 1-31, 2026

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I wanted Harris to leap out of the gate as the climate change candidate. I was so disappointed when she didn't and will always wonder, "What if ...?"

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Two weeks left to submit to _The Apostrophe_ issue # 14. The theme is GOLD, but this is a prompt rather than a restriction - if you have good work (haiku? sonnet? flash fiction? hybrid? novel excerpt? essay? memoir? short story?) then send it along. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...

An image of beach and text that says 'Our theme for Issue #14: GOLD Submissions open July 1-31, 2026'

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Just a reminder that The Apostrophe is open for submissions for issue 14, and that we are also looking for artists who would like to share their work. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...

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Our theme for Issue #14: GOLD

Submissions open July 1-31, 2026

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Apparently climate change also affects... art?!

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Oh, thank goodness. I've been procrastinating about writing an article about a LGBTQ topic (ordinary, run-of-the-mill procrastination, nothing special about this particular topic). According to this I can still publish it whenever and it will count as timely.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Mixed feelings today, celebrating Canada Day and whatever it is we're supposed to be observing in Hong Kong.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This is so important: heat waves ... 1. are a result climate change 2. are not fun - they can be deadly Hong Kong Free Press did a fantastic initiative: free-to-use, locally shot images about climate change that show what it's actually about - not beach photos, but people suffering.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The Apostrophe full issue #13 - including the PDF version with cover reveal and bonus artwork inside - is now available online. Read it here: hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/issue-13-y...

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Issue 13: YAWN

Read it now online

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The final piece in Issue 13 of my lit mag, The Apostrophe, is simply gorgeous. Poem by Elinor Maycan / Art by George Tang. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/family-pla...

Flowers climbing up the wall of a house. Text: Family Planning - HKWCMAGAZINE.SUBSTACK.COM

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I cannot help but compare the excellence of the latest flash fiction piece in The Apostrophe to the lengthy dross that fills up my screen on various online platforms - including this one. Read the rest here: hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/the-yawn

A red abstract painting. Text: The Yawn. Somehow I had convinced myself it would not happen again. Life had returned to normal, and my porcelain plates remained porcelain. My toothpaste frothed and was spat into the sink every morning and ... HKWCMAGAZINE.SUBSTACK.COM

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Today's chilling piece in The Apostrophe is by Stewart McKay. Art by Zed. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/the-day-af...

A black-and-white image of a ghostly face in a window looking out. Text: 'The Day After The old lady hasn't been outside in four months. Five, perhaps. She lost count around the time her neighbours fled. Quick, clumsy footsteps down the stairs in the deadest part of the night... HKWCMAGAZINE.SUBSTACK.COM

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So have you ever read an environmental sonnet before? Now is your opportunity. Today's piece in Issue 13 of _The Apostrophe_ hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/mesozoic-w...

Text: Mesozoic Warning - A sonnet to Humanity from a Dinosaur. hkwcmagazine.substack.com

A black and white photo of a ruined building from above

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"A week ago, Arthur Barclay won the election — a first for the Revolutionary Party. Today, he summoned us to the Assembly Hall..." Read the rest of "The Purge" - the first piece in Issue 13 of _The Apostrophe_, by Maryam Kaleem - here: hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/the-purge. Art by Sadie Kaye.

A firefighter fighting a fire that looks like a horse. Text: The Purge. hkwcmagazine.substack.com

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Tired of doom-scrolling? You may need a nourishing dose of culture. Tomorrow we go live with Issue #13 of _The Apostrophe_. Theme: YAWN. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/a-yawning-...

Closeup of a black cat, yawning. Text: A Yawning Gap - Editor's Note for Issue 13 hkwcmagazine.substack.com

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Fantastic to see my book, Fairhaven - A Novel of Climate Optimism, on this list! Climate fiction is needed now more than ever.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Good job, Amsterdam. Who's next? earth.org/amsterdams-b...

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Carbon removals - amazing tech, absolutely needed, strangely dominated by Microsoft, and, in the wrong hands, a get-out-of-jail-free card. earth.org/explainer-th...

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The Vast Promise And Uncertain Future Of Carbon Removals

More effort is necessary to realize the potential of carbon dioxide removals alongside other climate protection efforts.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Artists, photographers - would you consider sharing your work with the subscribers of our magazine? We are open! hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/our-theme-...

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 08/03/2026

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Are there days at your corporate job when you say to yourself, "I've. Had. ENOUGH!" ? If so, the final piece in my lit mag, The Apostrophe, is for you. Powerful, visceral and, ultimately, triumphant. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/marcus-rec...

Triumphant singer holding up a mic. Text says Marcus Reclaimed.

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Jan Lee @janleewriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

For anyone who's ever felt far away from home, check out today's piece in The Apostrophe, a beautiful poem by Sayantika Sarkar. Art by Charlotte Farhan. hkwcmagazine.substack.com/p/tale-of-a-...

Colorful painting of a woman with birds and vines

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