This was another one of my attempts to write a story for my school's literary magazine. I didn't succeed, but I continued anyway. Like my other story, The Potter's Den, there are geographical and historical inaccuracies, but it was meant to be a short 1-page thing so there wasn't much time to do research.

This is based on historical events (e.g. the massacre in Nanjing during World War II) and the use of captured women by the Imperial Army as "comfort women".

This is probably my most controversial short story yet, since it touches on sensitive subjects of World War II. I mean no disrespect to any one whose ancestors lived during that difficult time or who were in any army at the time. It was simply an idea that I got from a foreign film I briefly saw on French TV that took place in China in the winter, where a man was exercising outside in the snow. In the film, there is a disfigured woman who hides her face with bandages and has a baby with her, only to die later on. I don't know the name of the movie, but it is really good.

Finally, I apologise to all tai chi practicioners if my representation of tai chi is not accurate, but I've never practised it (I want to, though).


Comments and suggestions are welcome, but if you don't like it, please no insults.

Link to The Potter's Den:

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