Writing

The Land - The Thieves

A Story by Shimotsuma Akimoto

A story about a family living in the Japanese colonial era (1940s) in Joseon, Korea.

The Shadow and the Goddess

A Story by Knives

"I want to kiss you," she says under her breath. In front of me stands pure ecstasy, a beautiful petite Korean women named "Cindy". The owner ca..

Troubles in a Wicked World (complete)

A Book by Haeshin

South Korea was only supposed to be purgatory for a boy that knew none of the language or the culture, but the presence of vampires tend more towards ..

Part One: Purgatory V.1

A Chapter by Haeshin

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles. -Charlie Chaplin****************************************************..

Part Two: Through the Fire

A Chapter by Haeshin

The doctors were amazed at how many blood transfusions Chris needed, but they thought it was explained by his body struggling against death by bl..

Part Three: A Speck of Light

A Chapter by Haeshin

Yoo In-su shuffled through the papers and back again. He couldn't read them fast enough, and often he switched to the next page before he was f..

Part Four: The Man on the Roof

A Chapter by Haeshin

Chris assumed that he had developed a healthy case of paranoia while he was in the ICU. Paranoia was known to cause a sudden spike in the five se..

Part Five: Moonlight Boy

A Chapter by Haeshin

He remembered the heat and claws of light raking through the dark. Chris lay in a smoldering ruin on the floor of a hagwon classroom, unmoving ..

Part Six: Purgatory V.2

A Chapter by Haeshin

It was slow, but without anything going wrong his recovery was inevitable. Chris did catch the scent of someone coming towards his room, a scent ..

Part Seven: Doctor, Doctor

A Chapter by Haeshin

Chris understood some basic phrases, but for the life of him he couldn't form a simple sentence in Korean and say it out loud. Being dumped in ..

Part Eight: It's Always in the Basement

A Chapter by Haeshin

“ We could just find the guy and rip him apart,” said Jack. “ Yeah--WHAT!” That wasn't just English coming from Jac..

Part Nine: No Candy From Strangers

A Chapter by Haeshin

If someone were to ask 'Are you insane?', Chris would readily answer 'I'm nutty as a fruitcake'. It was a line he'd heard somewhere on TV, and ..

Part Ten: That Night....

A Chapter by Haeshin

Every camera lens had been washed over in red, thickening until In-su could no longer see anything on the monitors. Damn it! He was so sure that ..

Thank You

A Poem by Will

To everyone who's served that deserves this thank you.

Gangnam Style

A Story by BurkeLerch

One soldier's experience In Gangnam, Seoul. South Korea. Writing assignment for class.

Where to Find Halal Food in South Korea

A Story by jaslyncea

Many travelers coming to Seoul are from Muslim countries; and naturally, they will look for Halal restaurants. Thus, this article provides options on ..