Dalih Sembiring
DALIH SEMBIRING was born in Binjai, North Sumatra on May 4, 1983. His short stories have been published in various media, such as Indonesia’s literary magazines “Horison” and “ON/OFF,” Indonesia’s short story journal “Jurnal Cerpen Indonesia,” as well as “The Jakarta Post,” an English-language newspaper. Dalih was a contributor for “The Jakarta Post” under the pseudonym Daniel Rose. He spent a year working as a features reporter with “Jakarta Globe,” also an English-language newspaper for which he is now a contributor. He co-authored a teenlit titled “Cha untuk Chayang” with his friend Abmi Handayani. His solo novel “Nel” is about the contrast between homosexuality and militarism in his hometown. Get in touch with Dalih Sembiring through [email protected].
“Hal-hal yang dulu diatur oleh orang tua kita menjadi serangkaian kebiasaan, seperti urutan yang kau biasakan ketika memakai sepatu: kaus kaki kanan lalu kaus kaki kiri, sepatu kanan lalu sepatu kiri. Lantas kejadian-kejadian memberimu sifat dan pendirian. Kemudian ada kenangan-kenangan indah. Kita menyimpannya dengan harapan kelak bisa terulang.”