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Sophie Munk

The Dry Well

by Sophie Munk

I never went to the funeral of the first body I saw.   Seven kilometres from China’s Great Wall, my grandpa and I stood under the threatening alabaster silhouette of a …

Rooms after Oceans

by Sophie Munk

I remember the first days in Rome-sur-le-lac when we shared a medium-sized barge with two other families on the outskirts of the floating city. Our lone beaten-down door looked out …

A Pile of Bones

by Sophie Munk

I  Grandpa is dead. He will soon turn into a pile of bones.    I can’t remember when, but my father once said that after a person dies, everything disappears, …

Comeback

by Sophie Munk

Andrew and I agreed to meet at the GS25 near arrivals. He smiled when he saw me and asked if I needed help wheeling my single piece of luggage: a …

Hit the Sky Headfirst

by Sophie Munk

Bayani peels up the edge of the cake pan slowly, a thin film of brown crumble clinging to the metal. The pan unsticks itself and she sets it aside on …

My brother was born on my third birthday. I celebrated that birthday a day early. In my family photo album, there’s a picture of me blowing out three candles on …

LiterASIAN 2021 took place from May 1-30, 2021 virtually. The 2021 festival GlobalAsian: from Grassroots to Globalization featured authors and cultural activists from not only Canada, but across the Asian …

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