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With echoes of Marieke Nijkamp and Jason Reynolds, acclaimed author Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s stunning YA homage to Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of a Korean American teen who fights to protect herself and her neurodivergent older brother from a hostile community.

2023

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Stories

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Human Parts

I Used to Let My Son Hit Me in the Face, Until I Didn’t

Parenting is a constant work in progress

Jan 25, 2021

Shadows on pavement cast by a child and an adult holding hands as they walk.

Jan 25, 2021

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What the earthquake in NYC was like

Yeah, so there’s a lot of building in NYC. TALL buildings. Buildings fall down or pieces fall off of them with some regularity. In fact, a…

Apr 7

What the earthquake in NYC was like

Apr 7

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The Unexpected Autistic Life

Dog Day Afternoon: My autistic son, the unleashed dogs of Manhattan, and me

My young adult son Jason and I are crossing Riverside Drive to get to the park on the other side.

Mar 9

Dog Day Afternoon: My autistic son, the unleashed dogs of Manhattan, and me

Mar 9

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A new Medium publication to write for if you like books!

Check out Asian American Book Club, a new digital magazine focusing on Asian American women’s literature.

Mar 2

A new Medium publication to write for if you like books!

Mar 2

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Asian American Book Club

Why this year-old piece, “Yes, New York City Really is Apocalyptic right now,” can inspire…

This piece came out a year ago. Hello? Anyone remember this climate EMERGENCY? When the sky turned BRIGHT ORANGE?

Jun 8, 2023

Why this year-old piece, “Yes, New York City Really is Apocalyptic right now,” can inspire…

Jun 8, 2023

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An Injustice!

Killing “Just to be Safe”

Jordan Neely’s subway murder was stand your ground but without guns

Jun 4, 2023

nyc subway doors

Jun 4, 2023

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We Can’t Ban Guns

Despite it being a leading cause of death for children.

Jun 3, 2023

We Can’t Ban Guns

Jun 3, 2023

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ZORA

Rules For Safety For Non-White Women: Getting Into A Strange Man’s Car May Save Your Life

The cognitive burden for BIPOC spans from microaggressions to getting shot for ringing a doorbell.

Apr 26, 2023

Rules For Safety For Non-White Women: Getting Into A Strange Man’s Car May Save Your Life

Apr 26, 2023

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Octavia Butler used manifestation techniques like vision boards AND SO CAN YOU (her unlikely career…

Last night was the last moon of winter/first moon of spring that has special significance for shamans and others. This “worm moon” is…

Mar 8, 2023

Octavia Butler used manifestation techniques like vision boards AND SO CAN YOU (her unlikely career…

Mar 8, 2023

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Writer life crowd dynamics

One of the biggest writer conferences, AWP is coming up this week. I can’t make it this year (it started out as an academic conference but…

Mar 6, 2023

Writer life crowd dynamics

Mar 6, 2023

marie myung-ok lee

marie myung-ok lee

1.95K Followers

Book Author

Columbia Writer-in-Residence. The Evening Hero (Simon & Schuster). Slate, Salon, NY Times, The Atlantic. Forthcoming novel about gun violence: HURT YOU (May)

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