Living or Clones,
Organisms or Fossils

This writing explores the rise and controversy surrounding Zuowang Yeon, a renowned paleontologist and entrepreneur in Orange County, California. It highlights Yeon’s groundbreaking achievements in fossil research, cloning, and genetic engineering through his company, NexaGenesis. The piece also delves into the growing conflict between economic prosperity and environmental degradation, focusing on how Yeon’s creations and commercial success have impacted local communities, ecosystems, and public health.

Veil of the Familiar

This writing follows the narrator’s eerie journey through an abandoned, decaying mansion hidden beyond forgotten roads. Through vivid sensory imagery and detailed descriptions of the house’s deteriorating grandeur, the piece builds a gothic atmosphere filled with mystery and tension. As the narrator explores the space, they are drawn to a hidden room where an unexpected, haunting revelation awaits them.

Ravenousness of the Fiend

This writing captures a day in the life of a homeless boy through a rhythmic, almost poetic sequence of events. Structured around a counting motif, it illustrates his struggle with hunger, invisibility, and survival. The piece uses sensory imagery and sound cues to emphasize the boy’s resilience and quiet suffering amid the indifference of the world around him.

A Cage Beyond the Bars

is a descriptive narrative that follows the escape attempt of a caged animal longing for freedom. The piece vividly captures the animal’s emotions, memories of past trauma, and fleeting hope for liberation, only to end with a heartbreaking return to captivity and human cruelty.