Stories tagged “chinese”
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Some Old Chinese Guy
Kyle saw two huge golden dragons flanking an ornate door. A few wisps of incense wafted through the wind chimes. “Hello? Anyone here?” From behind the counter an old man appeared, and moved far more quickly than anyone of his apparent age had any r...
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The First and Last Date
“May I offer we go and get some coffee, its usually open late on a Friday?” “I don’t know, only if you want to.” And I thought first dates where easy Here I sit on her couch Watching her grandma’s black and white te...
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Antiquities
From the 56th floor he surveyed the entire Manhattan skyline. Looking out the floor to celling windows all one could see were spires of chrome and glass. The corner office provided a view some men would kill for, and in fact some had. In fact he had. N...
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Fire-bright Memories
Kaili was all youth and fire, that bastard. He was small, even for one descended from the mountain people, and his blue eyes were alight with electricity. I hated him, the lousy mutt. At least, I thought I did. We were of the Wu Xing, or the elements. ...
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The Angel's Fall
You have seen it before. The circle’s halves are black and white, each with a drop of the opposite color within it. Yin and yang — it is the embodiment of opposite and equal forces. Darkness and light. Female and male. Passive and active. M...