by Kim Benjamin | Feb 9, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 4 By Kerry Xiong Hmong Village, is it a village? Or a ghost town? Ntsuab has always seen it as the latter. Everywhere she looked, there was loss. Such a loss it was – the sweaty boiled chicken and the now-slimy pork ear laab...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 16, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 3 By Kerry Xiong White flakes floated down slowly like falling feathers. Winter was here at last. A blanket of white fluff was all that could be seen where Yim Leej’s backyard garden of cilantro, green onions, and lemon grass used...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 15, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 2 By Kerry Xiong Snowflakes frosted the outside of Niam Yim Leej’s (Mrs. Yeeleng) living room window. The ice-cold windowsill shocked the pads of her thin fingers as she grasped for stability. Her legs were getting weaker, and the...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 1, 2020 | Arts, Home Page Slider
Black Ice – A Novella Chapter 1 By Kerry Xiong If it was up to Peng, he wouldn’t do it. No. He disliked, terribly. He hated it in fact. The thought of it made him so sick, and he doesn’t say that lightly too. The thought of it literally makes him physically...
by Kim Benjamin | Dec 15, 2019 | Arts, Home Page Slider
The Bird Song – A Retelling Of A Hmong Folktale – Part 2 By Kerry Xiong The king lifted his hand and the ballroom silenced at once. “What is your talent, sir?” asked the king to the beggar. The beggar’s eyes searched the stage. Seven ornamented...
by Kim Benjamin | Dec 3, 2019 | Arts, Home Page Slider
The Bird Song – A Retelling Of A Hmong Folktale – Part 1 By Kerry Xiong In a kingdom up on a hill, an old king lived with his seven daughters. The princesses were so delightfully named by their late mother who loved the sound of music. From oldest to...
