PrefaceWriting has always been apart of who I am. I can still remember the first journal I kept, though short lived, back when I was in Kindergarten. Here, you will find a collection of poems, short stories and novels that I am currently working on. Please feel free to email me at renee [@] renee ya [.] com.
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WritingsThe following is a collection of writings samples. Most of them are not complete, however I constantly add to them. So please check back. You may bookmark them and leave feedback.
Frseno Summers - The first chapter is complete of this short novel. Paj Hli is a junior at UC San Diego along with her African-American boyfriend, Asheron. The frist chapter details her memory of the forced marriage that she was able to evade. Come back for more chapters!
Every Day I Dream of My Hmong Princess - A chick lit. categorized novel I am currently working on. The two main characters are Meng and Yee who are childhood friends. While Yee is studying to get into Ivy League colleges, Meng is fixated on his Hmong Princess, Pa Nhia who is 5 years older than him.
Hmong Means "Free" - A synopsis of a movie entitled "The Story of Pao" and the Hmong culture.
A Hmong Woman’s Renaissance - A story of a young girl living by old cultural standards and by American standards and the struggles of holding onto both her family and future.
Endless Trail To Freedom - An Aunt's recount of losing everything in Laos to gain more pain in the United States.
Shutting Out - A story of feeling disoriented, alienated and having to deal with daily life and indecision towards future aspirations.
Short Stories
Hmong Themed Writing
A collection of Hmong culture writing. Writings touch on shamanism, buddhism, spirits, the secret war and other cultural acts.
Thoughts of the Universe and Beyond - A Hmong father who could see the heavens and future.
The Rollercoaster Took My Aunt's Spirit - Hmong superstitions come far and wide as an Aunt warns her neices and nephews of losing her spirit.
Non-themed Writing
A collection of Non-themed writing.
Ami and Tetsuo - Ami drives her crush home while Tetsuo has something shocking to tell Ami.
Mr. Jones - Mr. Jones has a bad habit of always being 2 seconds too late.
OtherThe following are other pieces that I have worked on. These include haikus and poems. Soon, perhaps, I'll post up some of my limericks and journal entries from younger years
Haikus - A collection of haikus from 2003 to 2004
Poems - A collection of poems
Antiestablishment - Prose of Societal conformities that hold people back from achieving their fullest potential.
Speeding Cars - Imagery prose of traffic and cars.
Lyrics - A list of lyrics that I have transcribed from random artists.
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