PoppasFoodHeaven (Remake of Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs)

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This short story was written by my son while I was away at in North Carolina.  What a nice surprise to return home to.  It is always nice to know that he did not waste all of his time playing “minecraft” while I was away.

PoppasFoodHeaven (Remake of Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs)

By Joshua B. Lee

One day in PoppasFoodHeaven, Tom Ring sat watching TV early in the morning. “Sunny” said the weather reporter, “with a chance of pancakes and a drizzle of orange juice mixed with milk, now back to you Cate”.

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Bruce Reyes-Chow: “But I Don’t See You as Asian”

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“Don’t be so Sensitive”    by Bruce Reyes-Chow

This is an excerpt from Bruce Reyes-Chow’s new book, But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations about Race available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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My middle daughter, Abby, is a soccer player. She has played since kindergarten. She is also the kid that we have to constantly ask to “stop kicking the ball in the house,” as she is always dribbling some spherical item off of any and every surface she can—including off of unsuspecting sisters and parental units.

Matthew Bu: The Hospital Room and Other Places to Die

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This is a short story by my 16 year old nephew about his personal experience of life, death and dying. 

The Hospital Room and Other Places To Die

by:  Matthew Bu

I was sitting quietly in a beige Honda, gazing out the window where trees and autumn leaves flew by like comets bursting through the somber night sky. “We’re going to see your grandma at the hospital,” my mom said, “she’s unwell.” A memory flashed in my head, a memory of my grandma collapsing to the floor. When she woke up, she was in a daze, unable to speak