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It is with great sadness that we share the loss of Kimarlee Nguyen, a dear member of our community & an inaugural Mentorship Fellow. Kimarlee was a brilliant, unforgettable writer we are devastated to lose.

We'll be sharing stories of hers today; join us in reading her words.

"I can’t follow along, but the words bring with them the heat of summer, the smell of incense and the saffron robes the monks wore, all gathered in a line."

- 'The Ear of the Sky' by Kimarlee Nguyen, published in 2014 in @hyphenmag: https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2014/9/9/september-lit-ear-sky-kimarlee-nguyen?fbclid=IwAR1O9lk6awjh0x21EtrwxP29rPxBuhFzTtHblIWwLdJZwpciKhOlQaRyu_o

September Lit: "the ear of the sky" by Kimarlee Nguyen

September lit features a short story by Kimarlee Nguyen, about a young Cambodian woman with complicated dreams.

https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2014/9/9/september-lit-ear-sky-kimarlee-nguyen?fbclid=IwAR1O9lk6awjh0x21EtrwxP29rPxBuhFzTtHblIWwLdJZwpciKhOlQaRyu_o

"My son wears patience and his leather boots the same way—until they are thin and no use to anyone."

- 'We Gather Here' by Kimarlee Nguyen, published in @adroitjournal https://theadroitjournal.org/issue-eighteen-kimarlee-nguyen-the-adroit-journal/

Issue Eighteen: Kimarlee Nguyen | The Adroit Journal

Kimarlee Nguyen was born and raised in Revere, Massachusetts in a family of Khmer Rouge survivors. Her family’s traumatic but triumphant history, as well as her own experience of growing up in a...

https://theadroitjournal.org/issue-eighteen-kimarlee-nguyen-the-adroit-journal/

"You are thinking to yourself that once this is all over, you will never wear beige again."

- 'And in Your Eyes, it Looks Like …' by Kimarlee Nguyen, published in @asiancha

https://www.asiancha.com/content/view/1865/463/

"...remember me, all bruises and anger, leaning back, just holding the mango to my nose, smelling, smelling all the good that is yet to come."

-'If You Cut Me Open, Right Now, This Is What You’ll Find' by Kimarlee Nguyen, published in Drunken Boat

http://d7.drunkenboat.com/db18/kimarlee-nguyen.html

"Already the air smelled like gunpowder and of soil far away from the capital city. Even the goddamn parrot, the one Ba brought her for her birthday, was quiet."

-'A Short Reminder of How History Works' by Kimarlee Nguyen in @matadorreview http://www.matadorreview.com/kimarlee-nguyen

Kimarlee Nguyen — Matador Review

http://www.matadorreview.com/kimarlee-nguyen

"You and I, on the edge of the seawall and I wanted to tremble in the radiance of the sun at its highest point in the sky."

-'Love Story' by Kimarlee Nguyen in @asiancha

https://www.asiancha.com/content/view/570/112/

There's a memorial fund for Kimarlee up now. Please consider donating!

This photo is from our Mentorship Lab reading this past December at @booksaremagicbk–– a joyous night we will not forget.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/memorial-fund-for-kimarlee-nguyen-19862020?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

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