A selection of story excerpts from Ho Lin’s fiction — spanning urban Asia, ancient China, and the cross-cultural experience that runs through all his work. Click any title to read the full excerpt.
He forgot who said it or how it came up, but it was definitely after the third pear cider, on one of those drizzly December evenings in the subtropics that soak the tips of your shoes.
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Once upon a time, the warrior begins. The night mist tastes like blood in his mouth, and his throat constricts, as if he is about to throw up.
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We did not want to attract attention. America is a new place, my father told us, and it was best to merge, be no different from the others.
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China Girl and Other Stories
“Litany, Eulogy” appears in Ho Lin’s debut short story collection — nine dense, imaginative journeys spanning Asia, memory, and the tension between lost worlds and a volatile present. Five stars, Foreword Reviews.