Mark Knego
Mark Knego is a published playwright, sculptor and short story writer from San Francisco, CA. "Snakes of Kampuchea," his theatrical trilogy about the Cambodian refugee experience which he directed for the San Francisco stage, was published in print by Exit Press. He has had work published online in Anak Sastra and The Defiant Scribe magazines. Mark received a B.A. degree in Dramatic Art from the University of California. His stories are based on real people and experiences he has had while traveling the globe extensively. His work approaches themes of universality and cryptic realities.
The Story of a Girl Who Lives in the City That Sparkles
Waves of people swarm the sidewalks like the waves in the nearby ocean, and it is always hot. Shoppers, families, delivery boys, phone addicts, lost souls, tourists, girls of the night clearly in their early mornings and more. They all look the same…
Short Story
Issue 93, March 2025
The Pointillist Strain, A Requiem
Two women walk in tandem down a cobblestoned street, one of many radiating like the veins of an emerald-green tree leaf from the metro down through the park towards a museum. The park is lined by elegant two-story mansions with beautiful balconies.
Children mount small horses inside the park in a corral of sorts, their moms adjust their helmets, while Daddy snaps pictures.
Children mount small horses inside the park in a corral of sorts, their moms adjust their helmets, while Daddy snaps pictures.
Short Story
Issue 78, October 2023
Issues Archive
Mark Knego
Mark Knego is a published playwright, sculptor and short story writer from San Francisco, CA. "Snakes of Kampuchea," his theatrical trilogy about the Cambodian refugee experience which he directed for the San Francisco stage, was published in print by Exit Press. He has had work published online in Anak Sastra and The Defiant Scribe magazines. Mark received a B.A. degree in Dramatic Art from the University of California. His stories are based on real people and experiences he has had while traveling the globe extensively. His work approaches themes of universality and cryptic realities.
The Story of a Girl Who Lives in the City That Sparkles
Waves of people swarm the sidewalks like the waves in the nearby ocean, and it is always hot. Shoppers, families, delivery boys, phone addicts, lost souls, tourists, girls of the night clearly in their early mornings and more. They all look the same…
Short Story
Issue 93, March 2025
The Pointillist Strain, A Requiem
Two women walk in tandem down a cobblestoned street, one of many radiating like the veins of an emerald-green tree leaf from the metro down through the park towards a museum. The park is lined by elegant two-story mansions with beautiful balconies.
Children mount small horses inside the park in a corral of sorts, their moms adjust their helmets, while Daddy snaps pictures.
Children mount small horses inside the park in a corral of sorts, their moms adjust their helmets, while Daddy snaps pictures.
Short Story
Issue 78, October 2023
Issues Archive