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Mabel Yu

Mabel Yu was born and raised in the Washington, DC area. She received her MFA from Eastern Washington University. Her work has been published in periodicals including Crab Creek Review, Summerset Review, Passages North, and Cream City Review.

Summer 2012

weekend-readsA Matter of Course

By Mabel Yu

Of course, she sat next to me. The woman started with little hisses, meek sips of air as her breathing quickened. In the window’s reflections, I could see her sulking […]