Row Yow, Author at New Naratif

Outside

by Stephanie Dogfoot and Row Yow 16 February 202216 February 2022

In the future, Singapore is protected from soaring temperatures by a plexiglass dome known as the Fishbowl. Who would want to live Outside? But when May ventures Outside, she finds something she could never have in the Fishbowl.

An illustration of a paddy field. In the foreground a figure is running to two small figures, one is on its knees with hands uplifted. In the sky the silhouette of a goddess is in the clouds.

Fiction

All Our Kings Are Dead

by Lishani Ramanayake and Row Yow 10 February 202210 February 2022

In a world where strangers are unwelcome, a young girl in search of a new home prays to the mother goddess for safe passage.

Fiction

The Last Will and Testament of the Last Elder

by Chiara Situmorang and Row Yow 3 February 20223 February 2022

As the last elder of the Karoba people prepares for his death, he has one last request of his kin. Will they be able to fulfil it?

Fiction

Flipside

by Myle Yan Tay and Row Yow 26 January 20223 February 2022

In New Singapore, Kevin, an Accident Inspector, has always wanted to be a Grand Meteorologist, and now he might have a chance. Though at what cost?

Illustration of domestic worker standing in a dark room with illuminated smartphone in right hand and broom in left hand, as she gazes out the window looking at an airplane in the sky

Feature

Under-Protected Abroad, Domestic Workers Find Ways to Resist

by Lam Le and Row Yow 15 November 202110 January 2022

Southeast Asian domestic labourers often migrate to wealthier countries where they are excluded from labour protections and left vulnerable to abuse. While COVID-19 has made labour conditions worse, some migrant workers have found their own ways to resist.