Nicolas Jao : Writing

Those That Break The Chain

Those That Break The Chain

A Story by Nicolas Jao


Mark pushed Billy and made him fall onto the soft and sticky mud. The unfairness of it all imploded in his mind, fuelling a fiery rage inside his hea..
Listening To Music Deaf

Listening To Music Deaf

A Story by Nicolas Jao


I know a guy who told me he fell in love with a girl after three weeks on an island. He said on the first day, he never thought he could. She was bra..
There For Her

There For Her

A Story by Nicolas Jao


The gun was a gift from my father before he passed away. I never carried it with me, seeing as how I never felt unsafe in my town, even while walking..
Locked From The World

Locked From The World

A Story by Nicolas Jao


Who me? Water there, food there, bucket for pee and poop there. Hay everywhere. Four walls. One, two, three, four. All concrete. All bare. Concrete f..
My Screen-Mom

My Screen-Mom

A Story by Nicolas Jao


Hello! My name is Lily, I’m a girl, and I’m six years old. My real mommy and daddy passed away a long time ago so I lived in a place call..
How We Live

How We Live

A Story by Nicolas Jao


There is this new way of life that all of us are embarking upon, one that we have never experienced before. The desert is arduous. Living here is lik..
If I Let A Floating Lantern Go

If I Let A Floating Lantern Go

A Story by Nicolas Jao


One of my earliest memories as a child, back when I still lived in my hometown in China with my mother and father and all my extended relatives, was ..
The Philosopher Room

The Philosopher Room

A Story by Nicolas Jao


Hello, nice to meet you. I am a computer scientist at ImbeciLabs who specializes in simulation. I take pride in my job, enough so that I fancy a big ..
Little Paranoias

Little Paranoias

A Story by Nicolas Jao


A spring breeze settled in on a quiet park one innocent afternoon. Old ladies sat on the benches that lined the path. Joggers bounced to the beat of t..
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A Story by Nicolas Jao


I found the poster just after school, stapled to an electric pole. I believed it to be a fortunate opportunity when I read it. It was some sort of ov..