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This is probably the most interesting rendition of the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Although the poem, in the words of the author himself, “had been printed as cards to hang up in offices and bedrooms; illuminated text-wise and anthologised to weariness,” I think it’s the best advice that can be given in these violent [...]

Two poems and a short story I wrote have been featured in the December 2005 issue of OUR OWN VOICE LITERARY EZINE: FILIPINOS IN THE DIASPORA. My thanks to editors Aileen Ibardaloza and Remé-Antonia Grefalda for considering my work.

Awit sa Mandaragat, Panamilit and Moon Over Mantawihan all appear in my eBook Other Endings, which [...]

I saw a friend from way back earlier tonight. One of the first things she asked me was why I never emailed her. In fact, I had emailed her a few days ago, using a new email address, and I had already hit send before I realized that she may not recognize the new name. [...]

The second issue of Pinoy Book Reviews is now online!
Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters, Vicente Groyon’s The Sky Over Dimas, a collection called Fourteen Love Stories, and Barbara Gonzalez’s How Do You Know Your Pearls Are Real? are the books on review in this issue.
Read on!