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The Non-Centrality of the Character
An essay on why vivid prose centers action rather than characters, showing how pronouns can conceal weak sentences and stall narrative momentum.
Collected Works in Contemporary Art and Literature
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Irene loves Placido Domingo
A poignant and humorous conversation with Irene, an elderly woman reminiscing about her love for opera legend Placido Domingo. A touching reflection on aging, memory, and unfulfilled desires.
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Cut from the Same Tongue
An evocative poetry collection exploring the Filipino diaspora, “Not That Kind of Filipino” delves into identity, family, and cultural legacy through vivid imagery and personal reflection.
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Forecasts of Dread
From “Eternal Optimist”: “Oh look the forecast / is calling for nothing / but sunny days with a / chance of blood frogs / lice flies mad cow boils /…
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Closet Space
Four poignant poems navigating themes of identity, love, and revelation. The poet confronts the complexities of relationships with unflinching honesty yet struggles to reach deeper emotional truths.
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Street Dogs
“The whites of her paws and the tip of her tail glow in the lavender hour light. How could he have wanted to send her away?”
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Río San Pedro Journey
Blood streaks the edge of the Earth. Cirrus clouds wisp across the mountain crags. Then dusk darkens towards us. A silver crescent moon, its points upward, rises before us. The…
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The Levine’s Building
“She’s not your mom,” Vicki said coldly. “This is your home. This is where you belong. With me.”
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The Year of Not Knowing
This was the year when Evil / ate up the phrases that came out of my head / (they wanted paper or prominence or both). / Dying became the national…
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Mothers Like You
“We not gonna die because we have mothers everywhere. Like you” The boy with the hurt foot handed her the orange and smiled lovingly knowingly greedily as if he were…
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The Celestial Lily Rusch
A haunting exploration of love, loss, and identity in the New York LGBTQ+ scene, Scott Bassis paints an evocative portrait of longing and resilience.