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Aster Yan Cheng

326 Readings on his/her/their works

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Creative Nonfiction
 5 min

Be Death an Option Because It Is Not

Aster Yan Cheng

I.
After nigiri, he took the black stone. He wins more when he plays black; I felt happy for him.
The game begins at half past nine. Each player has three hours. If they exceed the time limit ... [+]

Long Story Short Award Fall 2020 - Creative Nonfiction
Short Fiction
 4 min

The First Word of the World

Aster Yan Cheng

She sat by her master’s bedside. The master wizard had been badly injured by the undead during the day’s battle and would likely not survive the night.
“Come here, I have one last thing to ... [+]

Long Story Short Award Fall 2020 - Short Fiction
Poetry