Distant Stars: A Short Story

Author’s Note: This short story was written in 2019 when I was taking a Creative Writing course at university. It was intended to be a little window into the experience and culture of a Cambodian girl from a poor farming background. Up to now, very few people have read this […]

Devil Prowling

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the […]

Sea-Spell in Kep

The sea sounds— relentless rush of rain, full on a clear night. Sewn into the sable sky, high stars glint in their patterns. The moon hangs, suspended, a dark sphere in a bright cradle, a golden hammock slung on a void. Out of the sea a hundred white wings of […]

Out in Dawn

In closed, warm rooms, made with hands doors guard borders, dividing space. Creak! heralds my egress into Out. Creation sprawls open, cool swirling. Damp gentles the air. Fingers of filtered blue creep from the east, but the moon does not know. Bathed in borrowed light she gleams brighter than the […]