“I’m sorry,” I say, “I have to stop talking right now.” I can’t concentrate on what you’re saying,need to put … More

Yu Kang-ho decided very young that there were no advantages to being poor.  Growing up in the slums of Pusan, he … More

In her the itch of Spring,the last harvest long behind her, before herstanding here he shivers, the last youngchill of … More

When, after a pleasant picnic lunch at Lanikai, Sergeant Victor Yamamoto’s wife Chieko told him she was pregnant, he nearly … More

I go to your funeral and see who’s still alive.You go to your funeral because. You’re trapped, ironically, because I’m … More

That last time, forty years ago this year,clock tock, I hear the soft sharp music stillbeat, grooved in my memory, … More

Old man Apana stepped out onto the porch.  Turning back, he said, “David, you have to promise me you will do … More

it’s a wonder a poem can be heard at all,its very nature working against it making much sound,each word separated … More

David Chan tiptoed to the front door and peered out the peephole.  Not wanting to turn on the porch light and … More

As I suck wind, my heart poundinglike the clattering of bones on this cold stone floor,weak in the knees, my … More

Lieutenant David Chan sat at his dining room table. The sun was going down.  Since his daughter’s death, he’d been drinking … More

In his previous life, my father ran a long-linefishing business, here in Honolulu,his crew all Korean Nationals he’d sponsoredto come … More

sleep wake sleep wakejet-lag rocks medark light dark lightsearching dreams scattered under silver moon and golden sunwater washed over too, … More

This morning at my hotel on Jeju Island, Ireceived a wake-up call, even though I didn’t request one. It is … More

On this, my first trip to Korea, I thought I’d seenall of my relatives except one. Then yesterday,eating dinner in … More

Mr. Santos could not even bring himself to cook.  The heat made him sick to his stomach.  There was no way he’d … More

The Bamboo Forest in Damyangscrubs four times more CO2 from the airthan a pine forest of the same size.  It is … More

Chan parked his car across the road and proceeded up the concrete walkway to the front entrance.  Homes like this, small … More

My father, a Korean of his generationwould use that opaque yellow pomadeto slick back his black hairTres Flores BrilliantineI can … More

Today’s word is flying Use it in a piece or writing, or to inspire a piece, and then post what … More