Maija Rhee Devine, a Korean-born writer whose fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Boulevard, North American Review, and The Kenyon Review, and in various anthologies, holds a BA in English from Sogang University in Seoul and an MA in English from St. Louis University. Writing honors include an NEA grant, finalist in William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, James Jones First Novel Fellowship, and Emily Dickinson Poetry Award, and nominations for Pushcart Prizes and O. Henry Awards.
Fiction
Summer 2004
Chaste Berry
Out of the herbal libido suppressant her sister sends from Korea, Shi-hwa tries Chaste Berry. She pours the seeds into her palm from a white ceramic jar at the kitchen […]
Fiction
Summer/Fall 1999
Crane’s Grace
Stifle your laughs, soften your smile by never showing your teeth. Breathe quietly, and keep your eyes turned toward your toes,” Mrs. Chong advised her daughter, Soo-yang, or Weeping Willow, […]