Kim Ryu

Biography

Kim Ryu’s work has been published by the New York Times, the Atlantic, Zócalo Public Square, and NPR, among others. She has been recognized by American Illustration. Her work has been exhibited in various galleries, including Giant Robot and Flower Pepper.

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FICTION / Summer 2019

Fluke

By Chuck Klosterman ,  Illustration by Kim Ryu

To say he wasn’t having fun would be imprecise.
FICTION / Summer 2019

The Cold

By Joyce Carol Oates ,  Illustration by Kim Ryu

When it began, I do not know. If I kept a journal or a diary, as some of you do, perhaps then I would know. But I don’t, and so I don’t. When the cold began to pursue me.
FICTION / Summer 2019

Enlightenment

By William Pei Shih ,  Illustration by Kim Ryu

Harvard, 1966. Abel Jones is in his third year. He is an exceptional student, head of the class. He is studying history. His area of focus, the eighteenth century. England and France. Still, there are days when he is lost.