Eric Nguyen (*1988, Washington D.C.) earned an MFA in Creative Writing from McNeese State University in Louisiana. He is the editor in chief of diaCRITICS.org. Things we lost to the Water is his debut novel.
Contribution to MY VIETNAM
"Pretty Nails" by Eric Nguyen:
In "Pretty Nails," a mother says goodbye to her daughter as she leaves for college across the country. The two argue over what the future will look like before the mother gives her daughter one last gift.