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The girls I’ve loved
Mariana
They say you never forget your first, and I guess that’s true, but it may just be that Mariana, by nature of being Mariana, was unforgettable.
“I think it’s cute how curious you are about it all, Demi,” she laughed.
“I just think it’s cool...
Soup
This is always the tricky part, when making soup- too much and it'll overpower the broth, too little and it won't work. Careful now, a little more... perfect. I've done this lots of times, but it never gets any easier, because it has...
In the name of the daughter
Marya Ignacio weaves her hair with her fingers watching as the curls separate adhesively from her sweat-dripped forehead. They have been on the hillside for more than four hours now—the days just seem to grow longer every day. As noon strikes, Marya and...
“Ghost Voters”
The first reported paranormal incident in the town of Kamalakal occurred on 7 May 1998. A young widow, one Dymphna Tessalona, claimed that she had been beaten up by the ghost of her husband, Victor. The story of her attack appeared in the...
Four funerals
told in order of importance.
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My grandmother tells me and my cousins not to look back on my grandfather’s funeral. Best not to take the dead with us, she says.
I had never been an obedient child.
I look back and see a line of cars,...
Nature
At first, her family thought I was the wind who came to take her away from them. Especially when I accidentally slammed the door on her father’s face and almost broke the poor nose of the old man. Her two big brothers stared...
