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Chellis Ying

Chellis Ying has been published in LA Times, True Tales of Love and Lust, Best Travel Writing, Mental Floss, Publisher’s Weekly and was the runner up for the Our Stories’ 2010 Richard Bausch Short Story Contest. She received her MFA in Writing at the University of San Francisco and a BA in Literature at Kenyon College. She currently lives in San Luis Obispo, California where she is a yoga and college writing instructor. Visit www.ChellisYing.com for more.
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    “I Will Climb, Too”

    I assume he’s going to drop us off, wish us luck, and speed away. But instead Little Wei slams on his brakes, turns off the ignition, and says, “I will climb, too.”

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    The Last Book I Loved: Room

    I sat on my surfboard dangling my feet into the cold ocean, as the setting sun brightened the sky with pinks and oranges. Out on the water, away from the busyness of Los Angeles, there isn’t a man-made sound to…

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    The Last Book I Loved: The Glass Castle

    The problem with reading a modern memoir is that often they suck. The influx of reality shows and confessional writing (ahem, Tori Spelling) has placed an emphasis on story and less on literary craft. This is why when I read…