Contributing writer
Juyun's Corner
By day she works in advertising. Here she writes small stories about childhood, motherhood, family, and the strange ache of daily life. Korean American, raising two daughters in California.
Big Mom Energy
What happens when your life (almost) revolves around making sure things (kids, plants, the “spark”) stay alive.
5 min read
Lies We Tell Each Other
I’m a good writer because I’m judgmental and lonely.
4 min read
Trusting the 11pm Pee
When using the potty is about more than bodily autonomy
2 min read
“That’s how I know she’s LYING!”
We all have our tells. As we get older, they get more complicated just like our own relationship to dishonesty
3 min read
A Wild Wag of a Cul-de-Sac Mom
The cul-de-sac mom Cold War of summer, 2026.
2 min read
Contemplating a Move
Do we bet on our ability to make the money? Or do we play it safe with our low debt-to-income house at a record low interest rate? A question of identity more than asset strategy.
3 min read
When the Babysitter is a "No-Show"
She’s still not here.
3 min read
The Art of the "Please"
For a 4-year-old
3 min read
Luck of the 5-Year-Old
Our daughter commands outcomes.
2 min read
End of Summer
Once the pool heater breaks, you know it's over.
3 min read
Mid-Life Crisis
When I call it that it doesn't seem so weird.
2 min read
Prologue to new WIP about sisters
Emily, 8; Jane, 7
7 min read
"Korean Like you, Mommy!"
It’s such a trip for me - a 40-year old Korean American woman, to see my daughter - a 5-year old half Korean, half Italian little girl, have so much pride in her Korean-ness.
2 min read
"I Already Know That!" aka My Left-Brained Child
“I already know that!” my five-year-old huffs from the backseat.
4 min read
The Heart-Led Child
I’m writing a dual-perspective fantasy based on my daughters.
6 min read
I Thought I Was Done Writing My Book. I Was Wrong.
Disclaimer: I just started querying again (see below).
4 min read
The sisters who inspired my dual-POV fantasy: a 4 and 5-year old
I finished writing a dual-perspective fantasy based on my two daughters.
2 min read
Progress not Perfection
Reflections on a mom coping with a toddler with mild disability
3 min read
Short Story: Only in Dreams
It's easy to give ourselves away
29 min read
Short Story: The Other Slide
A girl finds herself on the other side of her mom's life through a play set at the local park
29 min read
Nerd to "Trophy Wife" to Love of My Life
How we see ourselves depends so much on who we're around.
4 min read
Young Heartbreak
A 4-year old realizes her first best friend is no longer.
2 min read
The First Day of School
What a mother tells her daughter - and the race of life.
4 min read
When a Crown Falls
Musings on a toddler's obsession with royalty
2 min read
Dear Sugar and the Flow
Dear Sugar column #64, Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed) was sent to me as a struggling post-college grad by one of my English major friends - the impact nearly 20 years later
2 min read