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Kim Hyun-a

Writes short essays about the textures of everyday life and relationships.

Hoping Love in My Thirties Plays Like a Slice-of-Life Film

Hoping Love in My Thirties Plays Like a Slice-of-Life Film

From the movie-style romance of my twenties to a love in my thirties that plays like a quiet slice-of-life film. A way of loving fully, with a heart gathered slowly because I don't pour it all out.

Why Nothing Happening Makes Me Happy

Why Nothing Happening Makes Me Happy

A quiet first day of Chuseok, and a drive back from a temple with Mom. Through a car window under the setting sun, Kim Hyun-a finds a calm balance of light and shadow.

Gear for Rigging Romance

Gear for Rigging Romance

The faded, grainy color of a film camera turns today's view into a memory from ten years ago. Writer Kim Hyun-a has a name for that magic: 'romance rigging.'