ArsenikaJiksun Cheung is a short fiction writer from Hong Kong. His work has been published or is forthcoming in SmokeLong Quarterly, Wigleaf, Atticus Review, Molotov Cocktail, and elsewhere. He was a SmokeLong Quarterly Flash Fiction Award finalist, and has received nominations for Best Microfiction and The Shirley Jackson Award. He and his wife share their home with two boisterous toddlers and enough playdough to last a lifetime. Find him on Twitter @JiksunCheung and jiksun.com.
The egg crunched in her fist, yolk oozing between her fingers onto the kitchen counter. She wiped away the mess, dropped the empty carton into the whirring garbage disposal chute, and patted down her apron in the doorway to the dining room. “I’m sorry, ma’am,” said Astrid, “but we seem to have run out of […]