Location: United States
Member Since: May 07, 2011
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J.A. Pak


Biography

A recipient of a Glass Woman Prize, J.A. Pak's writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Atticus Review, Art/Life, Everyday Genius, Identity Theory, Kartika Review, Quarterly West, Split Quarterly, The Smoking Poet, and The Subterranean Journal.

She also blogs about:

Food [ http://notjuliachild.blogspot.com/ ]
TV [ http://tvkitty.blogspot.com/ ]

And can be found at Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5112575.J_A_Pak

Where to find J.A. Pak online

Website: http://www.ja-pak.com/
Twitter: JAPak
Facebook: Facebook profile
Wattpad: creationwriter
Blog: http://blog.ja-pak.com/

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0051AWPNE

Books

Hexes    by J.A. Pak
Price: Free! 7740 words. Published on March 25, 2013. Fiction.
Lonely and friendless, Arlene lives in a flimsy walk-up. One day a glamorous woman moves in upstairs. Can they become friends? (An original short story.)
Anchored Leaves    by J.A. Pak
Price: $4.99 USD. 91260 words. Published on March 22, 2013. Fiction.
Vicious dogs named Waldo, love potions, lost souls overflow an old house with haunting memories.
Romance of the 3 Djinn    by J.A. Pak
Price: $2.99 USD. 74090 words. Published on October 29, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
"Your eyes are so black. So black. As black as the heart of the devil," Esmene's grandmother tells her. All her life, Esmene's had an uncanny feeling of unbelonging. And then one day she meets a boy whose eyes are as black as hers. Taking her hand, he slips her into a world of strange beauty and great danger. The Djinn world.
In Lego Land    by J.A. Pak
Price: Free! 5050 words. Published on September 17, 2012. Fiction.
Anne's boyfriend Rob has more fun playing with her kids than he has playing with her. Should she be worried? (An original short story, In Lego Land is for ADULTS only and is not a children's book.)
Brother David    by J.A. Pak
Price: Free! 4440 words. Published on July 19, 2012. Fiction.
All her life she's depended on her big brother. Now he's dying of cancer and has one last wish: to eat the cookies their mom used to make for them when they were little. Can she find the right recipe in time? A version of this short story was first published in Split Quarterly.
The Stone Garden    by J.A. Pak
Price: Free! 4680 words. Published on June 25, 2012. Fiction.
In a crumbling garden of stone, a lonely little girl meets a mysterious woman. Is the lovely lady a ghost? A witch? Good or evil? (An original short story.)
Buy Her A Diamond Before It's Too Late    by J.A. Pak
Price: $0.99 USD. 71290 words. Published on June 18, 2012. Fiction.
Ever since Marta kissed Fen, strange and disturbing things have happened. Lucy, Marta's best friend, thinks it's because she kissed the wrong frog. Marta begins to wonder. And when an urban prophet commands Fen to "buy her a diamond before it's too late", Marta's world is turned completely upside down. Chick lit for smart chicks, a fun novel full of old crushes and new loves.
So Easy To Love    by J.A. Pak
Price: Free! 38340 words. Published on January 18, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Fired from her dream job, broken-hearted Smithie goes back home to recover from the shock. Her new job is as dead-end as they come. But her new boss is something entirely different. She's finding that he's so very easy to love. And that's a problem.
Seal Skin    by J.A. Pak
Price: $0.99 USD. 14330 words. Published on August 14, 2011. Fiction.
Her heart shattered, Lily cries on the shoulder of a mysterious stranger. He mends her heart but has dark secrets of his own. Secrets that span thousands of years. A story of love, revenge and redemption.
Act of Creation & Other Stories    by J.A. Pak
Price: Free! 7700 words. Published on May 11, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Food, obsession, heartbreak. Three stories. (These stories first appeared in the literary magazines Quarterly West, Tatlin's Tower and VerbSap.)

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