Mother Land

When a native of North Korea returns to the country with her daughter, it is not a homecoming. It is also proof that narrative is a human construct we impose on a disorderly reality.

Source: Gay Magazine
Published: Mar 6, 2020
Length: 6 minutes (1,719 words)

Politics and Prose

A personal essay in which Marie Myung-Ok Lee finds herself conflicted about attending a controversial author’s reading and wonders: what does “speaking up” actually mean?

Source: Longreads
Published: May 17, 2018
Length: 14 minutes (3,630 words)