Memory Slice

The first collection of short stories No Family Because of Foreign Aggression was published in July of 1997, the year when Hong Kong returned to China. It was a very special historical moment that I never experienced and the whole city was immersed in a delicate condition. During that period, in order to finish the proofreading and cover design for the collection of short stories, I frequently took No. 102 tunnel bus to commute between Hong Kong Island East and the publishing house on Nathan Road. What I saw along the path was the celebration of returning back to China, even the fashion stores were pasted with slogan reading 'discount for returning back to China'. The advertisement board at the bus station was decorated with the portrait of the first chief executive. I held the original copy of short stories in my hand, feeling that my words were beyond my feeling. Therefore, I should not write in the way as before. The mind of seeking for alteration was generated. But how could I write? For the later several years, I did not find ideal ways. Several short stories were under revision at the same time, always feeling that they were not ideal. I hope tat every story can have its own property and different contents shall have different expression ways. Finally, i found it impossible to revise them, which were published after 2000 one by one. These are stories of Land Sinks, Lover''s Lost and Small Brutalizes Fairy.