Prose

The Seer

He knew it was snowing before he looked out the window. It was a peculiar talent of his— not unlike …

Novel Excerpt— Movies

This is an excerpt from the novel I am currently working on— titled Shingiru, which is mirage in Korean. In this short passage, a young woman reflects on the contrast between movies and real life.

Novel Excerpt— Mirae’s Wish

This is an excerpt from the novel I am currently working on— titled Shingiru, which is mirage in Korean. A young woman ruminates about wanting disaster.

Exactly What I Want

What I want is this: to wake up one day and be alone. I want people to exist within walking …

A Hereditary Vacancy

Millie never quite understood what Mom was always doing in front of the mirror. Perhaps she was playing with her …

Road Trip

There’s nothing like sitting backwards in the rear of a pickup truck, watching the road shoot out in front of …

어느 날 갑작스럽게

유명 연예인 J씨가 자살한 다음날, 나는 집에서 크리스마스 파티를 열었다. 남의 불행에 겹친 나의 행복은 낮설게 다가오지 않았다. “얼마나 외로웠을까.” …

Phone Call

Mae closed her laptop with an expressionless shove and dragged her feet to her bed. She stared down at the …

Instructions for a Good Day

Stretch your arm out. There, a little further. See the bills sticking from his greasy pocket. Avoid the crumb-coated fingers, …

Cinnamon Cigarette

The smell, Jasper knew, was killing her, even as she breathed the sweet trail of her father’s cinnamon cigarette. Her …

Antsy

I was trying to write today when I noticed an ant at the edge of my keyboard. It crawled with …

Intoxication

She gets drunk on Night. She tilts her head back and lets the dark fall through her throat, chilling her …

Word Count: 150

The whiteness depresses me. My eyes stare into the piece of paper I have torn out from my notebook, and …

Fingerprints

When a man touched her on the subway for the first time, she was less reviled than confused. Amidst a …

10-Minute Story Challenge

Prayers are difficult, 7-year-old Bryanna thought as she made her mind up to be a good Christian. One of her …

An Afternoon At the Pool

Impending duties sit stubbornly in the pit of my stomach, but I have always been exceptional in ignoring them. I …