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Tag: by Elaine H. Kim

Gwangju (from a novel-in-progress)

By Elaine H. Kim, Guest-Edited by Alexander Chee
June 2008

Smoke lingered in the air but I knew it wasn’t the smoke I was reacting to. Hundreds of feet thundered by, some in sneakers and socks, others in heavy, lace-up boots. We were in a storm of bodies, arms, and legs pumping here and there, shouts and chants interspersed with cries of rage and screams of pain. I

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