Articles by lang nguyen

The rain beat against the windows of a small apartment in the city, echoing the storm inside Isabelle’s heart. Six months pregnant, she sat on […]

Why do some people choose to have their tongue pierced? Aesthetic whim, desire to stand out, or hidden symbolism? This tiny piece of jewelry often […]

I left home at 18 to start my life. I went to college in another state. When I was 23, Mom got sick, but I […]

Your cough and runny nose might have cleared up after a few days — but COVID’s hidden effects on your sperm could still influence your […]

Some people live, and some just wait. My lonely old neighbor, Vincent, was the latter kind. He would sit in his wheelchair every day, staring […]

Two weeks ago, I fell through a chair at my mother-in-law’s birthday dinner, but the real damage wasn’t physical. What came next exposed a secret, […]

I thought hiring a new housemaid would bring peace back into our busy home. But soon, her every move felt too familiar. She knew my […]

When I bought a used refrigerator from a thrift store, I thought I was just getting an old appliance that rattled less than my last […]

I never imagined buying a homeless old man a small birthday cake would change my life forever. But when he showed up at my door […]

For 17 years, I thought I knew the man I married. Then he started making cruel jokes about my wrinkles and gray hair, comparing me […]