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So to forget about last night’s dream,a mass forgetting cannot happen too soon,you wake up and start the search again … More

Chapter 26: Kwon Sung-min Comes to Town

“I’m very sorry, sir, but as I explained to you on the phone, twice now, Miss Yu is unavailable.” Sung-min … More

Few apple trees will fruit this latein fall, but I do see a fewin the far misting distance,the children I’ve … More

Byung Yu fidgeted with his cigarette holder. To call his father, why worry so much? Certainly not a child anymore, … More

I remember the theater, the old movies, the music, and you, the smell of popcorn filling the lobby, that salty, … More

“Yes, of course,” said Byung Yu. “If – I mean when you kill David Chan, you will have killed Honolulu’s … More

Feel sorry for her? That’s a good way to ruin a teenager’s weekend.This is not the way, say, for an … More

To be in peak health and die in your sleep, unaware of a painless passing, this is the way I … More

Bespoke? Where are you, Bespoke? I see you there, Bespoke.For me personally, sorry to see you go, but custom says … More

You could not read the name of the store. It had been painted, who knew how long ago, in white … More

I’m working on the daily Wordle, my obsession, when my phone vibrates. At first, I try to ignore it, deep … More

“So, I read your papers,” said Mr. Yang. “How many times do I have to tell you, folks, never to … More

They drove all day. As the moon rose, under its glow, they could make out nothing but flat, empty land … More

“I’ve had to talk to you about this too many times, David,” she said. “I’m sorry, but you’re fired.” Mrs. … More

Memorization came easily for her, and at her first awarenessof this, she assumed everyone had been born equally able.As she … More

Someday, the old man thought, when I’m very old, someday whenthe migrating Red Teals soar southward over good old Milwaukeeheading … More

He does not perform his work with the armchair ease you mightsuspect when it comes to paper pushing. True, he … More

I will create one body for usWe squeezed so close togetherYou’ll suddenly findWe’re inside one another No matter the nay-sayersI … More

With the coming winter we spoke far less.You wanted something more than us.I watched the new chill frost the air, … More

We Koreans converge on Hawai‘i Theatre tonight,all bows and the scent of garlic-laced dinners, lots of quick head nods and Annyeong … More