In Shock
This story is about Wai and I talked about him in a previous post. He has two little stores and works seven days a week and more than ten hours every day. However right now the business is down due to pandemic and he went to Texas to help his cousin to repair his house, … Continue reading In Shock →
The Crazy Argument
“I can’t go to a friend and say to him, ‘your wife is crazy’, can I?” Pan, the husband, says. “You need to point out to him to get his wife some psychiatric help. At first I thought she’s just peculiar and now she is getting worse. Last week, out of blue she invited me … Continue reading The Crazy Argument →
The Mother-in-law (Flash Fiction #7)
Pammy says, “Your mom is taking little Sam to the park around the corner. I finally can say this to you.” “What? What are you trying to say?” Pammy’s husband Pan asks. “She talks about my friend Jia in a very belittled way. So Jia went to South Korea to get her lips and her … Continue reading The Mother-in-law (Flash Fiction #7) →
The Dilemma (Flash Fiction #6)
They’ve been engaged for a year and the wedding has been planned for a lucky day this summer–lucky in its number in both the regular calendar and the lunar calendar. However she has a little something, probably a little blue bird, in her heart that she can’t hush up. She’s tried to silence it, but … Continue reading The Dilemma (Flash Fiction #6) →
The Rice Spaghetti (Flash Fiction #5)
“Look, rice spaghetti. I wonder if it tastes like rice noodle. Let’s try it.” Pammy says to her husband Pan at the ShopRite grocery store. “Well, do we have to have food experiment? I mean can’t we stick with the food we are familiar with?” Pan grumbles. “We need to diversify our dinner menu. Learn … Continue reading The Rice Spaghetti (Flash Fiction #5) →
Mount Everest (Flash Fiction #4)
Lil, a retiree and a widow, is talking with her daughter Dana. Lil: “I am going to Nepal with my friend Su next week.” Dana:”Why, Mom? You are wasting your retirement savings. Why Nepal? You are not thinking of climbing Mount Everest, are you?” Lil: “Oh, Dana, just a tourist. It’s said Nepal has the … Continue reading Mount Everest (Flash Fiction #4) →
He Is Home (Flash Fiction #3)
I just know it. He said he’s going to come back by this hour, but look, where is he? It’s because of his friendship with Doo, who’s a liar through and through, and who’s going to influence my little honest gullible Dragon. What a nice little nickname–Dragon–I got for him? I love dragons. Men learn … Continue reading He Is Home (Flash Fiction #3) →
Two Brothers (Flash Non-Fiction #2)
They are two brothers. Forty-three years ago, when they were five and six-years-old, their family became refugees after the Vietnam war, floating on a boat in Southeast Asia, not knowing where they would land and where their next meal was. They were lucky to land in the refugee camp in Hong Kong. Five years later … Continue reading Two Brothers (Flash Non-Fiction #2) →
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