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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.

Wick(ed)

It seemed a more definite way out. The clarity of disaster is more satisfying Than rambling goodness, and all that …

Inktober— 21 Short Poems

The following is a series of 21 short poems that I wrote for Inktober, writing according to the daily prompt …

The Gift-Giver

There is a notebook that is my World and also just a notebook.   The page Collapses when I turn …

Nothing Has Ever Happened

She drives her Prius backwards. That way, she can live in the wrong half of her timeline Forever, In the …

A Hereditary Vacancy

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

Phone Call

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

Perfectionist

It was a creative writing class, they said, but I should have known the minute the instructor got us to …

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 …