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Waya Gallardo

Waya Gallardo is a writer and former nurse. She took up Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, and has written for theater and film. She won first place in the Fully Booked Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards for comics along with her sister Lala for “The Mad, Sad, but True Adventures of Hikagirl.” She is a survivor of both breast cancer and crushing homesickness, and is glad to be back after six years away in the United States.
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Flyleaf

Of fairy tales and future fakes, We twist our limbs until they break We force the fit of gown and gold We try to do as we are told But all...

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The Bliss of Old Socks

I toss brand new socks back and rifle through drawers for solace and kindness The old ones surrender and smile at me the garters have given up they are indolent around the ankles while flesh peeps through threadbare cloth at the heels  Neckties hang in the order they were hung long ago, ay, that...

Song of Nothing

Sunday blessed peace from nothing— and nothing was a woman reduced to a child's love running after drunken anger letting go of nothing, again nothing— nothing was napping in the rainy afternoon, a hand held by nothing— like a bladder scar that said no puedo, estoy bien cos esto, esta bien para mi o lo muero,...

Pablo Tariman Spotted at Gourmet Gypsy Café

come to me in the high notes of an oboe amidst the din of a cafe turned concert venue for in your hands & vision every place can sacredly contain the tunes that let tears freely flow into one's cup or your goblet of red wine deficit concerts, you called them, gatherings of young but woebegone musicians starved of...

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