Welcome!

My name is Ann, and I love to write.

Think of my website as a cozy cottage that welcomes in anyone wandering through the vast digital forest that is the internet.

Please do take off your shoes before entering. You are about to enter an Asian person's home, after all. (A Korean American woman's home, to be exact.) Culture aside, though, there are so many trolls wandering the forest and dropping their giant pieces of turd at every possible opportunity. You can never be too sure that you haven't stepped in one of their repulsive heaps accidentally, so shoes off, if you please.

Oh, and I do apologize for the creaky door. A lot of guests come through here. I really do need to remind Albert to oil the hinges. Albert is my husband. What's that? The creaking sounds really creepy? Well, the oil will definitely help, but maybe the impression isn't entirely inaccurate. Oh, sorry! That's not very reassuring, is it? Don't worry. I don't write hard horror or thrillers, so nothing too scary is going to pop out at you while you're here. I write pieces that are more in the dark fantasy, science fiction, and/or literary fiction realm of things.

My upcoming novel, Eyes of Awakening, is definitely a work of adult dark fantasy and has plenty of surreal and eerie imagery, to be sure. The world I built for the novel is based on both the sweet dreams and harrowing nightmares that have visited me since I was a child. But the book is also chock-full of action and adventure that'll keep you turning the pages right up until the very end. You'll see when the book comes out in 2025.

There, now! The place doesn't look creepy at all now that you're fully inside, now does it? Most people say it's the coziest cottage they've ever visited, and I can see from the way you're smiling that you already agree.

You can grab a mug from the kitchen right over here. One of the ceramic ones, yes. I personally like the one with the dark blue glaze, but it's your choice. Go ahead and rummage in the cupboard for the tea you'd like, and feel free to take any snacks you see in there as well. I'll start boiling the water. You can sit down in one of those sofas or armchairs right over there by the fireplace once you've found everything you want. Yes, they are quite comfortable. And yes, thank you, we spent quite the pretty penny on them and the rugs, but we thought the investment was worth it considering how much it matters to us to make sure that everyone feels welcome and at ease.

But before you sit down (trust me, there's no getting up once you get comfortable in one of those chairs), let me show you the library, which is why you came, no doubt. Oh, thank you so much. I worked so hard on this library of mine. You wouldn't believe the blood, sweat, and tears that went into it. But I'm actually working on making it even bigger and better, just because I know I'm capable of it. Home improvement. It just never ends, am I right?

All the shelves of the library are labeled accordingly. There's "About," "Short Stories," "Podcast," pretty self-explanatory. I'm quite proud of all the content, and though "Eyes of Awakening" is still under construction, I do have a summary of the book in there so feel free to look at it. I have an excerpt too that you can check out. You'll notice that the biggest section of my library is my blog. That's because it's the primary way I connect with all my guests, such as yourself. You can sign up for alerts if you'd like.

Oh! That's the kettle whistling, which means your water is ready. I'm going to pour some for Albert too, if you don't mind. He's out walking our two Korean Jindo/Pungsan mixes, Max and Volk, but he'll be back soon. I apologize in advance if Max barks at you. No matter how many people we invite over, he takes it upon himself to bark at each and every one of them. He'll stop pretty quickly, though, and then he'll start sniffing you up and down like he's a doggy TSA officer. Once he's determined that you are not, in fact, here to murder us in our sleep, he'll turn around and demand that you give him butt scratches, so get ready for that.

If you find yourself doing a double take at our second dog, Volk, we won't blame you. He does look awfully like an identical but bigger version of Max, what with his cream coat accented here and there with brown as well as his curled tail. And yes, we did name him after the UFC fighter. I'm impressed you caught on to that!

Here's your drink - careful, it's hot - your snacks, you've got your reading material, and you've chosen your armchair. So you're all set! I'll be in the library, writing away, if you need anything. There's a lot of work to be done. But I'm so glad you're here. Please do stay for as long as you'd like.

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