heya, world.

 

Writing is something I'd like to get better at. I hope to add more soon, but in the meantime you can check out my older writings.

Heya '95 - '25': Games of My Life (Archive)

April 17, 2025

I recently learned that Junior Naver (쥬니어 네이버 or 쥬니버), a Korean portal site for children best remembered from its flash games, is shutting down on May 27th, 2025. Although I hadn’t visited the site since I was a tiny kid, the news still struck me with melancholy. It felt as if a beloved playground from my hometown was ...continue reading

Alternative Typographic Histories

Sept 1, 2023

This summer, I had the privilege of participating in the School for Poetic Computation class “Alternative Typographic Histories”, led by instructors Levi Hammett and Hind Al Saad. This course introduced me and others to the intricate Western and Arabic typographic Histories while also inviting us to ...continue reading

Work in Action: A Graphic Novel

May, 2017

The following are excepts from my college thesis Work in Action, which comprised of a graphic novel and a chapter of academic writing. The thesis was advised by Professor Ying Jia Tan and submitted on April 13, 2017. Imagine ordering a thing – perhaps a phone – perhaps an iPhone. Click! Instantaneously, ...continue reading

True Democracy: A Short Screenplay

April, 2016

[In the middle of an ocean exists a ship, and on the ship exists the Democratic State of the Ship. As far as they can remember, the people of the Ship have always been living there, constantly threatened by the harshest of the waves. Due to the waves, the ship rocks violently, and injuries and deaths occur on a ...continue reading