Korean novelist Kim Ho-Yeon reflects on memory, dignity, and homelessness through his bestselling novel. A Litro USA exclusive on second chances.
Not all love stories have a prince. Sometimes, you have to save yourself.
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An essay that explores the nuances of identity, belonging, and cultural dissonance through the eyes of an American expatriate teaching in Korea.
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As the 2024 U.S. elections approach, the issue of book banning has evolved from a cultural flashpoint into a battleground for democracy. With censorship at an all-time high, particularly targeting ...
Eye contact can ignite passionate feelings, revealing the powerful and often surprising triggers behind the emotion we call love.
The worst cellmate may not be born yet, but she’s coming. I can smell her.
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Love is the vestige in which the sweetness of all things lost remains.
I sit on the edge of her bed now and she grabs my hand and tells me what songs she wants at her funeral.
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Embark on a humorous journey of a foot model’s quest for perfect, elusive shoes.
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“Before we learned he fired 500 rounds, bullets everywhere. 500 rounds into his sister’s bedroom. Into his sister’s body. The number so large it seemed impossible. 500 rounds.”
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A captivating feat of imagination, Jennifer imagines the mother she never had. The biological daughter of a Russian pianist, she writes her into her life.
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