“Speculation is a story I haven't bought just yet”, Crispin Rodrigues

No, the disappearance of Sr. Gloria Beneficio Aguerre was a complete coincidence.

No, the turnpike at the edge of Marine Parade was never fixed.

No, the three houses at the edge of Edgefield Plains are definitely not fixed, although one of them can pick up radio waves from beyond Malaysia.

No, this broadcast will not be televised for your viewing pleasure.

No, there again has been no recourse of action to the Church of Anthony Lim.

No, the relationship between the turnpike and the missing Sister is purely coincidence.

No, there has definitely been no developments on the situation, except a small blurb in The New Sunday Times.

No, there has never been a poem or ballad sung about that night at the Sing Lit Station open mic.

No, scientists have neither proved nor disproved any evidence of radiomagnetic interference from the moon, though some premature experiments were made in a hut on Pulau Ubin.

No, Sr. Aguerre has never been to the Church of Anthony Lim, at least not from the security footage.

No, there has never been a church at the turnpike, at least not the one where the victim died.

No, this message will not be received.

/ Crispin Rodrigues is the author of two poetry collections: Pantomime and The Nomad Principle, both published by Math Paper Press. He recently collaborated with poet Marc Nair on Uncanny Yishun, a literary tour of Yishun as part of #BuySingLit 2020. He is currently co-editing an youth-themed poetry anthology and working on his third poetry collection.