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Time for Tattoos
I was careless to let the small house gecko fall from my hands, and my heart sank to see the creature torn into two. Its own tail wagging on the ground, opposite the head! “I’m sorry!”
When Words Fail
It is mid-morning on a weekday along Ayala Avenue, and the stretch I’m on is no longer as toxic as it was during rush hour. The most rabid of motorists are off the road, although this is no reason to let my guard...
Patch of Green
I grew up calling her Tita Patch. To me, she was like my real aunt and not just my mother’s best friend. We would frequent her large house on Kamuning Street where she grew up. My mother was among her childhood besties who...
The Virgin
In 1952, "The Virgin," written by Kerima Polotan, won first prize in the Philippines Free Press Literary Contest and in the Carlos Palanca Awards.
He went to where Miss Mijares sat, a tall, big man, walking with an economy of movement, graceful and light,...
People in the War
Our front door opened right into the sidewalk, and the street sloped down to a lily dappled river, in our house in the city. Across the river a soap opera was always taking place: A man with two wives lived in an unpainted...
Teddy
He was known in the social media world as Teddy Faux, and one wouldn’t mistake his appearance: a rounded face with squinted eyes and a huge grin every time he posted his vlogs on YouTube.
Recent events uplifted his chest since his trusted patron...
