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The Root of All Evil

UNDER THE UNFORGIVING MID-MORNING SUN, the habal-habal revved with one throaty growl as it crawled its way through the insanely rough terrain, its tires...

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Poetry

BOL-ANON PRODIGAL (Panglao Island, 2022)

either you take the drinkor the drink takes you: choice of tuba, san miguel beer,ginebra or vino kulafu—naunsa ba ka? Naglisud-lisud na ka sa pag-Binisaya! Only the...

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Somebody Else

“Please note the date meds are first taken, observe and report effects at next session. They should do things where focus is not them but...

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Poetry

Two Poems for 2023

2023 Never too sure if thisis still the right way.The world maintains its tilta couple degrees off its axisand the roads shudderat our destinations.From where...

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THE VISIBLE PART OF THE BRAIN

For Victor Barnuevo Velasco, who does Spanish so elegantly. Only the little finger of his left hand tapping on the mini-ape handlebar betrayed Soy’s tension,...

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Poetry

Montage (of a Once Activist)

Meet me on Moraytabefore we march to our beloved stronghold,the Peace Arch in Mendiola,where the blood of our martyrscleansed its cornerstone.Swear that we will...

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Fiction

Confession

I felt that I had arrived so I pulled over to the side of the road. I had played this moment over and over...

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Poetry

Santan

In the middle of the park,I am a pink and smooth baby – my mother manages to put santanin my fists, the grass makes me...

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Cover

LOOK!

Catch the September 2023 cover of the Philippines Graphic Reader! Featuring: SHORT STORIES * The Visible Part of the Brain by Ninotchka Rosca * Somebody Else by Noelle...

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Poetry

Inner Angels

To You, All Those Years Ago Little oneDo the yelling voices paralyze you?Just a while ago, she was singing you a gentle lullabyAs she cradled...

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The Mats

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