Optimist.
This is a story about how hope vanished and returned. In 1994, on a rainy evening, in a Korean-American suburb in Chicago, a wet hungry baby was born.
Optimist.
This is a story about how hope vanished and returned. In 1994, on a rainy evening, in a Korean-American suburb in Chicago, a wet hungry baby was born.


Sick Once More
I was diagnosed with cancer yesterday. This is how it happened.

Why She Pressed Record
The peanut-butter stain on Alyssa’s blouse could wait. It might even be useful.

Why She Pressed Record
The peanut-butter stain on Alyssa’s blouse could wait. It might even be useful.

Beware of Despair
Suzy hadn't lost her job. That morning, her alarm had triggered a series of actions, ones she took some days and skipped on others...

Beware of Despair
Suzy hadn't lost her job. That morning, her alarm had triggered a series of actions, ones she took some days and skipped on others...

Panic—But From What?
She pressed the button on the garage door before her neighboor could see her face, not because she was embarrased, but because she didn't feel safe. From what, she didn't know.

Panic—But From What?
She pressed the button on the garage door before her neighboor could see her face, not because she was embarrased, but because she didn't feel safe. From what, she didn't know.