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The popularity of book fairs

It was my first time, some three years ago, to attend the Manila International Book Festival (MIBF) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay....

House of Lola

Notwithstanding its idyllic ambiance, Dumaguete City in the early '70s was a cheerful city overflowing with enigmas and desires. Amidst the brackish environs of...

On Sundays…and Belonging

On Sundays and belonging,And when I used to mess around with Lolo’s typewriter:Clicking and clacking the worn-out buttons, it is legacySounding against my stubby...

Autumn Song

He was there again tonight. Seated at the last table of the small, dark bar, a lighted cigar in his hand, looking at me...

Tropical Sundews

this is the timewhen the greens are greener than beforeas above so belowthe midges regret worshippingthe false god of all false beingsthe dewdrops and...

NJLA 2025: The Graphic Salute Awardees

Christian George Acevedo, 32, is a librarian, teacher, writer, and cultural advocate in his hometown of Roxas City in Capiz. He has released a...

Multi-Awarded Writer Irene Sarmiento Makes History As First Filipino Author At Germany’s White Ravens Festival 

Irene Sarmiento, award-winning writer of children’s book Tabon Girl and young adult novel Stray Cats, is the first author from the Philippines to be invited to this year’s...

Puddle!

A message popped up from Emma’s phone with a sound that quickly caught her attention. She was about to finish cooking dinner when her...

Song

          As I lay alone in bed —                    thinking of nothing...

Bells of Balangiga

In the quiet town of Balangiga, where the sea wind drifts through palm and flame tree,three bells once hung in a belfry, brushed by...