About us

Meantime is an independent magazine documenting Singapore stories lost to time. Published biennially, each issue uncovers our past through personal stories.

 

Our team

Editor

Pang Xue Qiang

Writers

Pang Xue Qiang
Toh Ee Ming
Wong Zioedy

Photographers

Amrita Chandradas
Jayden Tan
Sherry Wong
Tace Stevens

Illustrators

Benedict Tay
Hafizah Jainal
Jeanette Yap

Design

Fable

Printer

Allegro Print

Paper

RJ Paper

 

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Our magazines

  • Meantime #5: Breakup Stories (2025)

    Crack your heart open with heartbreaking stories from personal splits to countries’ separation. Along the way, learn the art of insult bouquets and the secret language of stamps.

  • Meantime #4: Bad Stories (2023)

    We are putting the sin back in Singapore. Revisit our past through misbehaviour and mischief, with stories about lost wine, a crow culling campaign, biker gangs, and more.

  • Meantime #3: Funny Stories (2021)

    Have a good laugh at the strange, odd, and beguiling stories of olden Singapore, including tales of animal sightings, an incredulous policy concerning our hair, and the country’s crap crusade.

  • Meantime #2: Ghost Stories (2020)

    There is something to learn from our darkness. Confronting our ghosts need not always be a scary thing. Turn the clock back with the ghosts of our past: on the tragedies, mysteries, and secrets we carry.

  • Meantime #1: Love Stories (2019)

    Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. In this collection of love stories from Singapore’s past, time travel into history through family photographs, treasured keepsakes, and personal memories about love.