Tomorrow is My Turn
Siren Queen
By Nghi Vo

17 Jan, 2022
Doing the WFC's Homework
Nghi Vo’s 2022 Siren Queen is a stand-alone novella.
A Chinese-American girl passes by a moving picture theatre, the Comique, as she walks from home to school and back. This is her first exposure to the magic of the movies, still in their infancy. Presented with the opportunity to work in film, if only as an extra, she jumps at the chance.
Movie magic is very literal magic. It can cost movie folk everything, even their birthname (as is the case with the protagonist). But the actress the world came to know as Luli Wei was willing to risk everything to become a star.