Weijia Pan

An Assassin’s Guide to Poetry

Weijia Pan | May 6, 2026 | Poetry

An old assassin finds himself out of jobs& is practicing dying. Every morning,he does his dishes, boils coffee, & when the sunis high, goes into a hole he dug in his backyard& stands still. In his dream, a teenage girlis writing a short story. She calls her protagonistBen, giving him a waistcoat so he can …

Writing When the World’s a Mess

Weijia Pan | May 20, 2024 | Poetry

He was late for the flight. She can’t find her sandals.He waved to her behind zigzagging stanchions. She thinks about her future. He used a towel for the leaky toilet.She scrubs the sink as rain overflows the street.He hated continental breakfast. She thinks continent, an adjectivefor restraint. He boiled water. She weighs out tea for …

Weijia Pan

An Assassin’s Guide to Poetry

Writing When the World’s a Mess

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