Short Stories
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The Butcher and the Boy who Became a Butterfly (October 2024)
Historical Fiction
Chengde, a small town north of Beijing, is known very little, save for one thing: its magical ducks. Their bones are made of steel, their eggs encased in shells harder than stone; and yet these mystical properties give rise to some of the best cuisine in all of northern China.
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But are they really magical?
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The answer arrives in 1973 when a mysterious butcher - a woman, no less! - sets up shop at the height of the Cultural Revolution. And only a little boy dares to discover the secret that may alter the story of Chengde forever.
The Woodcrafter (January 2023)
Fantasy
Mei is no witch; she works only with wood. And yet, apparently carving wooden sculptures is enough for the villagers to cry witchcraft. Typical! Now she's rotting away in a cell all because nobody understands her craft.
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Then again, perhaps it's best they don't...
If they can't understand her, then they'll never know how she can escape. All she needs is a stick of wood and something to carve with...
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In order to break free, Mei will have to revisit old memories that haunt her, made her into a "witch". But time is running out. Something sinister stalks these dungeons, and it likes nothing more than to make a meal out of little girls.
