“Sojourn” in A City of Han

So my latest publication is out! Not in the usual sort of place, though! A City of Han is a collection of short stories set in Seoul, hence the title. Anyway, “Sojourn” is a low-key story that’s set in a world of mutants and superheroes and super-powers, but which is really about people trying to live normal lives in such a world—and what a titanic struggle can be for those a little away from the peak of the bellcurve. It’s also very much about the hakwon-teaching experience. I’ve written more about it in my post on the story, along with …

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“Sojourn”

“Sojourn” appeared in A City of Han: Stories by expat writers in Seoul and the other cities of South Korea, edited by Sollee Han (Seoul: FWS Publishing, 2020). (The book is available on Amazon.com, or, in Seoul, from the Fiction Writers in Seoul website.) Reviews: “Lastly, in Sojourn, I found an absolute treat to finish the book. It was a fantastical, fitting, frenetic finish to the series. I enjoyed the playfulness as the characters bring themselves both out of their own loneliness and take us triumphantly out of the collection.” — Adam R. Carr   “When I was reading Sojourn, my …

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