Fiction/Poetry
categoryWar Remains—A Korean War Novel
By 3WM Robert “Bobby” Washkowiak battles his way through the bitter first winter of the Korean War, longing for home,...
The New Yorker Fiction Podcast: Listening to Classic Fiction in the Sweltering Monkey Months: John Cheever
By 3WM The Three Wise Monkeys' editors have been enjoying The New Yorker's content for years. We've especially found its...
HBC Hipsters to Win The Lottery: A Star is Born
By Mizaru I Hey all you denizens of Haebangchon. You have been noticed and some of you have even been...
3WM’s Poetic Primate of the Month
By Sara Squires Doggy style Koreans know what’s best for you, So when you’re ill know what to do? They’ll...
Paul Auster’s: ‘Auggie Wren’s Christmas’
By Paul Auster I heard this story from Auggie Wren. Since Auggie doesn't come off too well in it, at...
THE DOSSIER OF TIMOTHY COTTON — music geek fiction. Part 2
By Jesse Coy Nelson If asked to describe the scene in the alleyway where his friend, Mike, and his girlfriend,...
Oh G-20! Shame on a Dire Idea
By Maire Kulik Oh G-20 how you torment the masses! It’d be better if we listened to the wisdom of...
Choe Seung-ja’s “Love in this Age”: Exploring a Modern Same-Sex Poet
By Gabriel Sylvian with Iwazaru The Eternal of My Youth I want something different that is not this. I want...
A Risk Nonetheless
By John Kay “Go on then, so what’s the connection between Ken Dodd and Kim Jong il?” ”Ok, both men...
THE DOSSIER OF TIMOTHY COTTON — music geek fiction.
“Like I said,” resumed Mike, speaking solely to Reggie, “I can’t see it from here. Even so, supposing that fellow...
Gi Hyeong-do: A Misunderstood Modern Gay Korean Poet (Pt. 2)
By Gabriel Sylvian with Iwazaru Last year, in honor of the twentieth anniversary of poet Gi Hyeong-do’s death (1960-1989), a...
Truth and Reconciliation Pt. 2
By John Kay Night on a hard wooden floor and mosquitoes on a mission. The nuns up and about the...
Truth and Reconciliation Pt. 1
By John Kay Oh Young Taek; nut-brown, stooped with age yet with a full-head of black hair; Five feet 7...
Art by Rita Crocker & Poems by Youn Soo Lee
Hmmm, Something smells burning. It smells like rubber. A boy with sneakers is sleeping with a dirty band on his...
Gi Hyeong-do: A Misunderstood Modern Gay Korean Poet
By Gabriel Sylvian with Iwazaru As Korea continues to undergo changes far beyond economic development, there are individuals and groups...