A Great Love Story Unwritten And Unread
Sometimes I can imagine myself attending my parents’ wedding and shouting at them, “please don’t. Don’t do that. Please do not create a hell for yourselves and for others.” And they heed my warning and believe me and part their ways, happily staying friends ever after, happily living their separate lives knowing that they are…
Explaining Cultural Differences (Flash Fiction)
Flash Fiction #177 I was living in a house, named International House, on a semi rural and semi urban campus in Pennsylvania , which only accepted one or two people from the same country. So we ended up having a mixture of people from Asia, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe. Among us, there was one…
Beyond The Compliment (Flash Fiction)
Flash Fiction #176 Adi: I am glad the meeting is over. Now listen to me, Lulan. You have really improved. The way you describe the issue and present your thought. You are so different now from when I first knew you. San: I totally agree. Lulan, you’ve changed. I would say a totally different person…
My Mother’s Rice Riot (Flash Fiction)
Flash Fiction # 173 The shortage of rice snack right now reminds me of my mother, who had her own version of rice riot regularly at home. As you know when I was young, we were living on the southern border of Mongolian steppe, where rice was considered an exotic commodity, at least in those…
Business Idea Goes Awry (Flash Fiction)
Flash Fiction #172 Dameng has a relatively stable job at Rutgers University, but he is looking for some extra income. He is not an ambitious person and will be quite content with what he has if the inflation is not so high. Recently he has to replace the air conditioning at home, which is in…
If It Were The Right Door, It Would Have Been Opened (Flash Fiction)
Flash Fiction #172 “I was at the parking lot of Menlo Park Mall. And I couldn’t open my car door. Suddenly my key was not working. Can you believe that? How come? It was incredulous.” Lulan says. “Probably you got the wrong key. I mean you probably got your husband’s car key, mistaking it for…
The Wuthering Alternatives
Inadvertently, “Wuthering Heights” is an Asian style story among books labeled as English literature. And “The Sorrows of Young Werther” is another Asian style story, but that doesn’t really belong to English literature. The reason I am thinking about this book is that an Asian American girl’s email reminds me of a conversation we had…
A Chance Encounter (Flash Fiction Continued)
canva stock image Flash Fiction #171 This is the 2nd half of the story. The 1st half is here. When the Korean Wave came, it put an end to the wildly popular Hong Kong shows and movies as well as the Japanese productions. With beautiful backdrops and costumes, Korean dramas look more spectacular. Not only…
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