Sister Cities (Thành Phố Chị Em)

Sister Cities (Thành Phố Chị Em)

Photo: Wonju Train Station, South Korea –  Trainholic via Wikimedia Commons. License:CC BY-SA 4.0 Chanlee Luu is a Vietnamese-Chinese American writer from southern Virginia. She received her MFA in creative writing at Hollins University and BS in chemical...
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Sea?

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Sea?

Photo: “Hollins University” by Jason Wagner. License: CC BY-NC 2.0 IAcross from my new university, thereis a chicken, or rather, a statue of one,its tail and wings shaped like flames,painted black like it’s racing to go somewhere.But the exhaust is burnt, its feet...
NO BODY THE NEWS KNOWS

NO BODY THE NEWS KNOWS

Cars test brakes for dogs.Walkers retract their leashesa measured three paces ahead.Heaving groomed cheststhey’re nosy; otherwise quiet.Glance into dingy windowshawking razors, Lotto, looseys.Move like they belong. Theirwalkers record these morningslike a safari, art,...