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Mike Ng

South of Chinatown, east of the homeless

Somewhere in my mind. A snicker's bar wrapper, floating on a busy street on Market and 5th. A cloud floating at no speed... saying F__ You... I will take my time if it takes all day and night. A star in that massive galaxy you are gazing at... that just winked at you.

3,128 words in 15 moments in 3 cities since August 7th, 2014

Most Popular Stories by Mike

writing, Prose

I write like I swim. I can't go far.

San francisco — I can’t hold my breath too long. My instructor says I don’t use my legs correctly, I almost power strictly from my arms— and definitely when I kick off the wall when jumping in. At least I jumped in,...

Earthquakes

not the quake of the moment... numbered 6.0, but the sound that scared me

San francisco — I woke up at 3:32am— by little jolts, rumbling… it was hard to describe. It wasn’t your usual nauseous rolling type. Not even your 15 minute electric massage bed. Just a little shake, like mother n...

sleep

I wasn't much for sleep.

San francisco — I wasn’t much for sleep. In fact I write this morsel close to 2am in the morning. When I was just 6, I would lay in bed— and if I had another set of legs— I’d be running in circles like a dog. I wan...