Angels Flight * literary west features an excerpt plus a Q&A between Aatif Rashid and AFLW Fiction Editor Pete Hsu about character development, themes exploring ongoing gender and racial-political issues and a new kind of POC narrative. Aatif Rashid is the author of the novel PORTRAIT OF SEBASTIAN KHAN (713 Books), a uniquely beautiful, compelling and […]

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F(r)iction Magazine’s online imprint has added a new illustration by Trimi for my 2nd-Amendment Afterlife Utopia love story “Asleep For Days” Asleep for Days Words By Peter H.Z. Hsu, Art By Trimi Day 1 A man is driving a full-size luxury sedan on the I-15. He attempts to pass me. I speed up. His car […]

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INSCAPE: The literary journal of the Pasadena City College creative writing department. INSCAPE’s print issue appears in the Spring of each year. PCC Students edit the literary magazine, market the magazine, design the magazine, and put it into print. Submissions for the PRINT issue are exclusively open to people directly associated with PCC, such as […]

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My short story “Astronauts” is featured in Issue IV of SAGA, the student run literary journal of Long Beach City College. Many thanks to Professor Jason Casem and his team of talented student editors!! 🔥🏝🔥

Read More “Astronauts” featured in SAGA Literary Journal Volume Four

I’ll be teaching WWLA’s online Short Story Crash Course. A six week writing class where we work on elements of craft and also workshop one complete short story from each student. Join us starting this Sunday May 19th!

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Just updated my California Literary Journal’s list to include SAGA Literary Journal, published by the creative writing department of Long Beach City College. SAGA receives submissions from June 6th through December 15th. Read Issue 1 HERE and Issue 2 HERE.

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I’ll be reading my short story “The Donkey is Definitely Asian” with my friends at the Blue Hour literary variety show on Saturday 9/15. 6:00pm. 10$ at the door. 21+ Hosted by Lily Anne Harrison – Readings by: Lauren Wilson, Chris Lee, Zach Sanchez-Vitale, Lily, and me – Musical guest: Matt Kronish!!!    

Read More Blue Hour Reading @ The Hotel Cafe – 9/15

Just updated my California Literary Journal’s list to include the Altadena Poetry Review.

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Thank You BOOKSHOW, Jim Ruland, and The Legion for the warm welcome into verminousity 🔥🐭🔥  

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