Iljeen Jo

    Iljeen Jo is a Contributing Editor for Burrow Press. He splits his time on couches in Orlando and Chicago where he spends his days working on a first novel. He is a former competitive figure skater, a returned Peace Corps volunteer, and an avid martial artist. He received an MFA in 2018 from the University of Central Florida as Provost Fellow.

    Iljeen Jo

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    Lonely Boy Fights

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    The ending to my story in Orlando flickers. I thought I knew how the story would end when I first set out to write this series. The scene would be framed at the Orlando International Airport...
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    Lonely Boy Dates

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    If I like her and she likes me, we run the gauntlet: Wally’s, Lil Indies, Tako Cheena, and then a fifty percent chance of never seeing each other again...
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    Lonely Boy Dances

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    At Lil Indies, a hipster bar, it doesn’t seem like many people are getting into the music. People pause conversation and look at the empty dance floor like someone left on the TV. So I decide to get wasted out of my mind until I believe in myself...