von (he/him) is a durham, NC-based writer focused on illuminating masculinity and Asian diasporic identity through essays, poetry, and speculative fiction. he explores themes of surrealism, transexuality, existentialism, and ancestry. he attended East Carolina University and UNC Wilmington, where he received his MA in Sociology. his work is featured in Fruitslice, Same Faces Collective, A Coup of Owls Press, t'ART magazine, fifth wheel press, and more.

Selected work
- Fiction
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- Nonfiction
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- Poetry
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Living in the Gray: Where Is Home for the Biracial Trans Bois?
The Good Men Project, 2023

which came first, the masculinity or the misery?
Fruitslice, 2024

a voicemail on mother's day
bog bodies press, 2024

west coast smoker (reprise)
fifth wheel press, 2024

12 pairs
bog bodies press, 2024

202.X SAR-FM; your go-to station for the end of the world
As Alive Journal, 2024

The Treehouse
t'ART Magazine, 2024

Fringe Contender
A Coup of Owls, 2024

Andap, Lumabo
Same Faces Collective, 2024