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Isabel J. Kim University of Pennsylvania BA '18, JD '21 Iz is a NYC based Korean-American SFF writer. When she's not writing, she's doing vaguely legal things. You know how it is. Contact isabeljkim@gmail.com or <a href="https://twitter.com/isabeljkim" style="color: blue;">@isabeljkim</a> on twitter. Open to commercial/collab creative project inquiries. Or just to chat. Writing blog/updates <a href="https://isabeljkim.tumblr.com/" style="color: blue;">here</a>. <a href="https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/plausible-realities-improbable-dreams/" style="color: red;">Plausible Realities, Improbable Dreams</a>Falling in love in a kaleidescopic, disintegrating multiverse. Published in Lightspeed Magazine 141, February 2022.<a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_22/" style="color: red;">The Massage Lady at Munjeong Road Bathhouse</a>Calcified choices, snakeskin, and the public baths. Published in Clarkesworld 185, February 2022.<a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/clay/" style="color: red;">Clay</a>What does creation mean in the context of the family/state? Published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies 348, January 2022.<a href="https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/youll-understand-when-youre-a-mom-someday/" style="color: red;">You'll Understand When You're A Mom Someday</a>Alien perspectives, motherhood, and the difference between love and a contract. Published in Khoreo #3, October 2021.<a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2021/11/cast-of-wonders-472-ap-practical-literary-theory-suggests-this-is-a-quest-or-what-danny-did-over-spring-break/" style="color: red;">AP Literary Theory Suggests This is a Quest (Or, what Danny Did Over Spring Break) </a>This is a story about the power of friendship, literary tropes, and metaphors. Published in Cast of Wonders #427, November 2021. <a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_21/" style="color: red;">Homecoming is Just Another Word for the Sublimation of the Self</a>Immigration is a github pull. You are the pointing spiderman meme. Published in Clarkesworld 174, March 2021.<a href="https://wowiftrue.com/" style="color: red;">wow if true</a>A deep-dive podcast into internet culture and viral moments. Co-hosted with Amanda Silberling.<a href="https://sub-q.com/play-kingmaker/" style="color: red;">Kingmaker</a>You want the throne. You dream of ash and blood. You lust for empire. Published in Sub-Q Magazine.<a href="http://isabel.kim/infiniteartwork/" style="color: red;">Infinite Artwork Simulator</a>Slicing and dicing different walltexts into descriptions of nonexistent artworks. Covered in <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/383070/generate-absurd-descriptions-for-fictional-artworks/" style="color: red;">Hyperallergic</a> <a href="https://philome.la/4non4lchemist/cat_taco_outside/play/index.html" style="color: red;">Cat Taco</a>Cat Taco is the best virtual cat in existence. He's perfect. He wants a pat pls :3? Copyright Isabel J. Kim 2021

Awardsposting 2021 Co-opting my usual homepage for some awardsposting. This is my first year I have eligible works - all short stories, all published in 2021 and eligible for Nebulas, Hugos, etc, awards in 2022 (also, hey, if you want to nominate anyone for the Astounding Award...). If you only read one, read: <a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_21/" style="color: red;">Homecoming is Just Another Word for the Sublimation of the Self</a>Published in Clarkesworld #174, March 2021. <a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke_02_22/" style="color:red;">2021 Clarkesworld Readers' Poll Finalist</a> (Go vote for me until Feb 15th, if you liked my story!) On the <a href="https://locusmag.com/2022/02/2021-recommended-reading-list/" style="color:red;">2021 Locus Recommended Reading List</a> And reviewed in <a href="https://locusmag.com/2021/06/karen-burnham-reviews-short-fiction-clarkesworld-bcs-and-lightspeed/" style="color: red;">Locus</a> This is a story about diaspora, foreigner ambiguity, and how a place changes you and how you change a place. <a href="https://www.khoreomag.com/fiction/youll-understand-when-youre-a-mom-someday/" style="color: red;">You'll Understand When You're A Mom Someday</a>Published in Khoreo #3, October 2021. This is a story about alien perspectives, motherhood, and the difference between love and a contract <a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/2021/11/cast-of-wonders-472-ap-practical-literary-theory-suggests-this-is-a-quest-or-what-danny-did-over-spring-break/" style="color: red;">AP Literary Theory Suggests This is a Quest (Or, what Danny Did Over Spring Break) </a>Published in Cast of Wonders #427, November 2021. Recommended in <a href="https://www.tor.com/2021/12/14/must-read-speculative-short-fiction-for-november-2021/"" style-"color:red;">Tor's November reccs</a> This is a story about the power of friendship, the power of literary tropes, and also, the zombie is a metaphor Ok, back to the [[homepage]]. Thanks for reading!