Short Fiction
1. This is What You Came For
Lost in an endless party in a somehow familiar club, past and present remixing with each beat of the DJ’s set, searching for something he can almost remember. A slipstream love story about memory, music, and the things we leave behind. Set in Singapore and written for everyone who’s ever felt like they wasted their lives dancing the night away in clubs.
Published in khōréō, January 2023.
Featured in Maria Haskin’s June 2023 Short Fiction Roundup.
Recommended in Maria Haskin’s 2023 Recommended Readings List.
2. This is How You Remember
Two war-scarred soldiers, one human and one alien, reunite on Earth after returning from a Beijing thrown across the Galaxy after the end of a galactic war. A space opera in short-form centered around Vietnamese-American characters and exploring themes of love, loss, and healing against a backdrop of postcolonial diaspora.
Published in Cast of Wonders, December 2020.
Republished as Staff Pick in Cast of Wonders, March 2021.
Featured in Maria Haskin’s December 2020 Short Fiction Roundup.
Recommended in Maria Haskin’s 2020 Recommended Readings List.
3. It Feels Like Déjà Vu
A scientist jumps across different versions of a New York City on the brink of disaster, trying to return home. Encountering familiar friends and ones he can’t remember, his sense of reality becomes increasingly tenuous. An exploration of Buddhist themes of non-permanence and attachment.