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3.2 Umeboshi by Rebecca Nakaba

ShortStory 3,050 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources

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"Umeboshi" by Rebecca Nakaba is an exploration of what it means to be connected through heritage—and chain email. Copyright khōréō magazine 2023. Story by Rebecca Nakaba, edited by Sachiko Ragosta. Audio edition read by Heidi Tabing, with sound design by Lian Xia Rose, and casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @KhoreoMag. Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Creative Commons…

Psychological HorrorDiasporaAmbiguous Ending

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SlipstreamDreadMagical RealismIntrospectiveUnsettlingFragmentedSpeculative FictionLyrical ProseMelancholicMemoryContemporaryBelongingFantasyFirst PersonGrief And LossIdentity

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body-horror

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