The Thrill Of Defeat, Chapter Three: A Victor’s Light

"With their lives changed, Alia and Zainab revisit the mall."

Alia stands before me in splendor, gleaming with what I can only describe as a victor’s light.She smiles so brightly that even under the ample lighting of the mall, she somehow manages to stand out. But it’s not a friendly...

The History Lesson

"Professor spirals into her bossy assistant's control."

For the last five years I've held the chair of Korean History (Early Modern) at my university, which I consider the crowning achievement of my life. I'm the first woman to occupy this particular chair, in a field normally dominated...

I Dream of Procrastinating

"A frustrated student takes enchanting measures to stay on track."

Every night was a struggle for Rina.When she wasn’t focusing on an assignment or study for exams, she was procrastinating, and nothing seemed to grasp her attention more than the sound of her housemate, Rebecca, laughing obnoxiously into her phone.Every...

Mean Teacher’s Ticklish Feet

"Mike went for a parent teacher conference but found a ticklish solution to the problem instead."

Mike was a single parent whose son was having some trouble in his first-grade class.  His son's teacher, Ms. Davis, was known to be very strict and not kid-friendly at all. He was sure the parent-teacher conference that evening was...