Editor’s Note: I wrote this after spending countless hours pouring over the Sandusky case. It was cathartic. Tad Collins cut his London broil, rare, into small pieces as he studiously ignored the reporters clustered around him. Any time one of them crossed an invisible line, the bodyguards surrounding Tad would make it clear that said… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Minna Hong
Chasing Red
Editor’s Note: This is one of my favorite short stories I’ve ever written. There was a bite to the air, as there often was late at night. The area was desolate, as if mourning the gloomy weather. The waves lapping against the shore were the only sound to be heard, other than an occasional rumble… Continue Reading
Death Becomes Her
Editor’s Note: This is a story I wrote before I started writing a series of short stories set in a dystopian world that has made abortion and contraception illegal. It fits the theme, though, so I’m retconning it to fit in the world. “Am I going to be all right?” The frail, big-eyed teenager asked… Continue Reading
Welcome to MY World
Hey, ‘sup, bitchez? My name is Minna Hong, and this is my fiction blog. It’s an emerging, living entity, so it’ll change, grow, and occasionally spit up along the way. Just FYI, I swear. A lot. So if that’s problematic, you may want to skip this blog entirely. ::looks around:: It’s kind of strange. For… Continue Reading
The Daily Grind, Part I
This is another story set in my dystopian world that has banned abortion and contraceptives. I got the idea from my good friend and co-blogger at Angry Black Lady Chronicles, Ian Boudreau, who wondered what it would be like to be someone who enforces the laws in such a world, so this story is dedicated… Continue Reading
Do Not Go Gentle, Part I
Editor’s Note: This is a story set in my dystopian world that has banned abortion and contraception. It’s a really long story, so I broke it into two parts. This is part one. “Ohhhhhhh….” Maddie shook her head slowly from side to side as she awoke, her temples throbbing with every motion. “What happened?” She… Continue Reading