The Yule Ball, Part 1
I had been dating a doctor for a while. A Moroccan doctor who came here a year or two ago…
Tort
I was telling Juno: “So, what’s when I unfriended him. I mean, I couldn’t take it anymore. All he did was ignore me.” “Wasn’t he just attacked?” Juno and I were in my room, sitting on the bed. Both of us had a cup of ramen—mine being cheese, hers being spicy regular—and Sugar was lying…
My Guardian Angel
CHALICE — ELMER’S MOM — ELMER’S MACHINE — AN ANGEL ON EARTH A few years ago I had gotten into a correspondence with a local Catholic priest when we met in a chatroom. This was a chatroom where people spoke with deviants, and we had gotten along so well that eventually we decided to meet.…
Meso
Dr. Tal—Anguish—David—Mesopotamia I was telling Dr. Tal that my life is has been so stagnant, has been so useless, and meaningless, and vain, even for myself. For many people, at least they could live for themselves, wanting at the very least to see another day. I don’t have that, either. Many times I lie in…
Ice Cream at the Mall
At the mall a new ice cream place opened up. “Nuclear Ice Cream.” I didn’t care for the name, but it said they had 50 flavors, all free to taste. Their store was big, and it was so full that people were outside, standing around, eating. My clone, Emily, and I went inside to try.…
Botulism
I ate some bad chicken, and I was wondering if I was going to die of botulism. My clone went into my room to find the Neosporin because Sugar had scratched him while he hugged him and the cat tried to get away. While he was doing that, I told him that I had eaten…
Helping Juno Move
At Juno’s house we were helping with putting things in boxes, either to be sold or to be moved, because they were moving to Apayao in the Cordillera region. Despite their best attempts Juno’s mom snapped and said that if her family would not come to the Cordilleras with her, then she would go alone.…
Mystery of the Universe
Nowadays, I spent my time playing games, doing nothing at all. My life is a total waste. I do nothing but consume. I consume food. I consume video games media. I consume social media. And then nothing else. I add nothing back, save for the work my mother requires of me for our business, which…
Intramuros
MY MOTHER—THE BEST I NEVER HAD—INTRAMUROS—BALUT—MANILA CATHEDRAL My mother, despite her faults, which I occasionally find myself despising, truly despising as one would the faults of one’s worst enemies, is a good, loving person. In her childhood, she was abused, marginalized, and neglected. We know now that the children treated this way are forever transformed.…
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