Short Stories

Award-Winning Fiction

When Emi visits her bachan (grandmother) in her Little Tokyo apartment, she notices that Bachan’s memory is fading. But when they discover a locked, antique box and an envelope of photos, their summer sleepover quickly turns into a treasure hunt! Together, they begin to unravel the clues from the past, realizing that the key to Emi’s heritage and Bachan’s memory might be right in front of them…

On their vacation, teenagers Kay and Ruth discover traces of sinister tribal activity in the remote jungles of Costa Rica. From strange tree carvings to mystical chanting, the further they walk, the more they become trapped in an ancient plot that may turn deadly…

When Erin discovers a pair of opera glasses in an antique shop, she’s taken on a whirlwind tour of Little Tokyo, a Japanese-American community hidden within bustling Los Angeles, California. From the famous Fugetsu-do mochi shop to the iconic Aoyama Tree, Erin discovers more than she bargained for…

Halloween turns extra spooky for Cait, Lanakila, Ashley, and Justin, four kids living in Hawaii, when a mysterious black tentacle appears in a local lava lake and begins terrorizing the tourists. The kids won’t rest until they unmask the tentacled creature, but the truth is stranger than they ever imagined…

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