Girl Fight (Flash Non-Fiction #48)
“To fight, you have to get yourself dirty.” George Orwell says that, but who wants to be dirty? We all want to be as clean, tidy, and pretty as we can, and often we worry that we are not clean, tidy and pretty enough. There are certain movies which can combine prettiness with a fighting … Continue reading Girl Fight (Flash Non-Fiction #48) →
Sports, Grammar, And Love (Flash Non-Fiction #47)
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay Every four years when Olympic ads hit the TV screen, I would think of him. Not that he’s an Olympic athlete or anything. He’s not, but he’s the only one among the people I’m familiar with who loves sports and is pretty good at it. It was 8th grade … Continue reading Sports, Grammar, And Love (Flash Non-Fiction #47) →
Language And Custom (Flash Non-Fiction #46)
Photo by Jazmin Quaynor on Unsplash This morning, as I spent ten minutes to review some Thai phrases from a website, I suddenly remember several strange incidents happened in school when I was learning English as a second language. I can’t remember exactly when this happened, but it could be when I was a forth … Continue reading Language And Custom (Flash Non-Fiction #46) →
A Relationship Speculator (Flash Fiction #45)
Image by Jamie Nakamura from Pixabay Pammy: “I’ve never seen Armei and Arhu quarreling this much before. Almost everything Arhu said, his wife Armei objected. I wonder what has happened to the two. I observed them at the party. Glad the party is over and we are home now.” Pammy’s husband Pan: “Really? I hardly … Continue reading A Relationship Speculator (Flash Fiction #45) →
The Presentation (Flash Fiction #44)
Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash Pam is going to give a presentation in a conference and she comes to Ivy Training Center to seek help. Since everybody is occupied, Ivy ends up assisting Pam. The Ivy Training Center almost went out of business several months ago–business was slow to a crawl due to pandemic … Continue reading The Presentation (Flash Fiction #44) →
The Superstition (Flash Fiction #43)
Photo by Jari Hytönen on Unsplash Pammy finally gets her real estate license after taking the real estate test several times. And she helps Mr. Goh Yee and his wife to purchase their house in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. Goh is a businessman from Malaysia and the only reason he wants to buy a house … Continue reading The Superstition (Flash Fiction #43) →
In Six Languages (Flash Fiction #42)
The Yang family has been running a takeout restaurant in this northeastern New Jersey town for 17 years. They have a daughter Lisa who’s a 15-year-old and a son who’s 10. When Lisa was born, the Yang family couldn’t afford a babysitter. Lisa spent all day in the kitchen of the little takeout restaurant with … Continue reading In Six Languages (Flash Fiction #42) →
The Herbal Medicine (Flash Fiction #41)
Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay “I’m afraid I need to return this.” Penni stands at counter of the vacant little grocery store. “My store has a no return policy for any package that’s opened.” Leong, the store owner says sternly. “It’s opened, but I couldn’t use it. I got cold feet and dropped the … Continue reading The Herbal Medicine (Flash Fiction #41) →
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