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Dale As I Explain to Him This Weird Thing Called Love
Is love visceral? Is love political?We elect emotions as tyrantsDictating the rest of our historyWhile I hold your hands gentlyWalking down the parliamentOf desire...
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Fritz and the Llama
Fritz and the llamaLive in the desert.Fritz waves Hi to a camel.The llama spits at it.“How rude!” says the camel.“She’s my sister,” says Fritz.Fritz...
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Grandpa’s Secret
I used to think my Grandpa was 100 years old. I had every reason to—his hair was pure white, he walked with a cane, and he moved slowly. Sometimes his hands would shake as he gestured or when he would lift a cup of tea to his lips.
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Shadow in the Garden
(Thinking of my daughter on her first death anniversary)
It is a recurring thoughtAs lightsCast a shadowOn a familiar bookIn my gardenOn a restlessEarly morning.
What...
Fiction
A Fight at the Reefs
Gigantes Island, central archipelago. Summertime. Young Benjamin, on vacation with his kin, is standing by the seaside inhaling the crisp breeze of the easterlies,...
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Book Review
Joi Barrios’ Sa Aking Pagkadestiyero/In My Exile
Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2021 (with translations in English by various writers)
Sa Aking Pagkadestiyero/In My Exile by Joi Barrios rings a...
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Philippines Graphic Reader October 2022
Get your copies of the Philippines Graphic Reader edited by multi-awarded writer Marra PL. Lanot
OCTOBER’S SHAFT OF LIGHT featuring…
SHORT STORIES
· Red Is the River...
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Pause for a Moment
The summits of the Pride Mountains are so high that they could not be conquered. Glorious to the eyes but tiresome to caring hearts. And the trails to...
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Find Us a Rainbow(A Song)
Find us a rainbow at the end of the stormFind us a rendezvous where we can weave a dreamFind us a sunshine at the...
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Written After Viewing DengCoy Miel’s Rizal in the Land of Lilimut
The more this land drinks blood,the smaller the people getThe more people get smaller,the more their memories get scaled downWhittled down, all they recall...
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Lakeview Sunday
Once the lake water was salty.History points to a volcano islanderupting and cutting offan inlet intothe open sea.The town natives still referto this lake...
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Suspects
“Don’t get me wrong,” I said. The road had more glowing lamplights then, children shooting from one side street to the next, playing tag,...
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Labasero
The day Niko’s Mama got COVID, City Hall announced they needed to secure BIR permits and city health certificates to maintain their fish stalls....
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The Lost Memories of Tomorrow
Anita woke up without a name. The idea was terrifying, but for some reason, she was calm as the doctor called her name.
“Anita? Can...
