Nicolas Jao : Writing

Decisions After Birth

Decisions After Birth

A Story by Nicolas Jao


The seventeenth of March was the day we all collectively know as The Day We Hated Kevin Zhang. It didn’t happen slowly. For all of kindergarten..
Shira's Apple Stand

Shira's Apple Stand

A Story by Nicolas Jao


Once I saw a girl about the same age as mine put up her own apple stand at the bazaar. Her name was Shira. Her business, run all on her own, had quit..
Monster Train

Monster Train

A Story by Nicolas Jao


The gunshot was still ringing in my ears as I dragged my wife’s lifeless body across the floor of our apartment. A whirlwind of options and pos..
Money and Time

Money and Time

A Story by Nicolas Jao


June 2nd, 2022For most of my recent life, the light of my autopilot-driving van has been the sun I have woken up to every morning. In these long years..
Antarctican Heritage

Antarctican Heritage

A Story by Nicolas Jao


Thud. “What’s this, Banks.” “Map of the world. What’s left of it, anyway. Look. There’s the megacities with ..
Ad Infinitum

Ad Infinitum

A Story by Nicolas Jao


Time could not care less about me in the in-between. There is no correlation between happiness and anything conceived on this supposed Eden we were ..
Brownie

Brownie

A Story by Nicolas Jao


One day I decided to take a stroll down Main Street. I was having a bit of a headache that day and I wanted to get some fresh air. I didn’t thi..
The Memory Game

The Memory Game

A Story by Nicolas Jao


The fighter wrapped the bandage around his bloody knuckles. He must have done this over a hundred times in his life. Every time it would be the same,..
Candy

Candy

A Story by Nicolas Jao


The man was very young. Slight facial hair. He liked wearing the simplest clothes. He was, if anything, average. There was nothing special about him...
The Food Thief

The Food Thief

A Story by Nicolas Jao


I have been wandering the trees of the forest for a while now, taking in the beautiful views and sounds without a sense of direction or purpose. I do..