Apr 20custard tart (from 2018)i found another short story i wrote in 2018 while cleaning out my inbox the other day. Before I got awakened by a light, I was right in the middle of a vivid dream. In the dream, I was walking along the sidewalk with my parents. We passed a small…Surrealism9 min read
May 26, 2021terra incognitaIt was late afternoon when Rianne got the notification. She was sipping peppermint tea with her friend Cyrus. They sat on a picnic blanket laden with fruit. Blackberry thickets rose up behind them, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, and a honeysuckle hedge expelled puffs of sweet perfume. Rianne looked at the…Science Fiction11 min read
Mar 25, 2021spring 2021 demoWisteria peered through a slit in the vault door. After a few moments of quiet deliberation she motioned for Faden to join her. “Look,” she said. “Look at them.” “I don’t know if I want to,” Faden said. “C’mon.” “I don’t know . . .” “I’m not forcing you if…Surrealism6 min read
Jul 26, 2020in the evening there is feelingBehind a fountain of a lyre-playing cherub, a dilapidated staircase led to the ocean. I skipped down the staircase, taking care to avoid loose rocks. One wrong step could send me careening to an untimely demise. At the bottom of the stairs lay a cobblestone alleyway. Although the walls on…Short Fiction10 min read
May 10, 2020206 Harvard Ave EI was chopping cilantro in the kitchen when I heard it. A crash, and a man’s scream that cut off in a gurgling choke. I looked out the window. The hemlock trees in front of my apartment obscured most of the view, but if I craned my neck I could…Surrealism5 min read
May 10, 2020Zhou Yu: One on OneAn Interview With Assistant Professor and Davis NLP Lab director Dr. Zhou Yu Hello! Hello! How are you doing during quarantine? Are things going okay? Yeah, they are. We had to do a lot of work to make the [ECS 189L] course into an online version. I think I’m more…Uc Davis11 min read
May 9, 2020DecoherenceAfter reading three Murakami novels in a row, I was inspired to write some surrealist fiction (this is from January 2018). Heavily inspired by Haruki Murakami’s Sputnik Sweetheart and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. At noon, Imaan left the office and set off for her lunch date…Magical Realism11 min read
May 9, 2020EdamameThe first time Kai saw her was at the café facing the riviera. Kai was sitting at one of the tables outside that had a good view of the ocean, sipping his macchiato and watching the bustle on the docks. It was a beautiful, languid, sunny morning. …Short Story8 min read
May 7, 2020NostalgiaHe lived in a house on the bluffs, overlooking a vast moor that sported blooming gooseberry thickets in the summertime. There wasn’t really anyone around for most of the year. His companionship consisted of an elusive gray cat. A forest separated him from his closest neighbor. He only talked to…Fiction3 min read
