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Short Stories

Akem studied at The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University
under the mentorship of Hiromi Goto

Brief Chance of Moonlight

  • Role: Writer
  • Publisher: Augur Magazine, Issues 5.1, 2022
  • Excerpt: “The night brightens around me, and I drop into the mud like a scared rabbit. The cool mud makes me shiver and the tall grass scratches my delicate, dark skin. I grin at the sensations—it’s a victory to be this uncomfortable. “
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Pulp Literature

  • Role: Writer
  • Publisher: Pulp Literature, Issue 25, 2020
  • Excerpt: “Despite the dangers, Mankur didn’t mind being a sheriff at an outpost of the Whirling Sands. The Jinn in the desert usually kept to themselves, and it was his job to see that they weren’t disturbed by traders, tricksters, slavers, or tourists.”
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Wing Shop

  • Role: Writer
  • Publisher: Polar Borealis, Issue 11, 2019
  • Excerpt: ”The only rule when buying your wings is no bargaining. There is only one price and you either pay it or you don’t. This is what you hear without understanding.”
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Collaboration, or Cooperation with the Enemy

  • Role: Writer
  • Publisher: Capilano Review, Issue 3.39, 2019
  • “It’s always unexpected, the collaboration with an enemy that interrupts my life without warning.”
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