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A lawn picnic
An exile reflects on aging neighbors, a distant mother, illness, and the quiet erosion of time in a neglected townhouse complex.
Collected Works in Contemporary Art and Literature
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Sisyphus in a Suit
Simeon faces a surreal and repetitive reality, trapped in a bureaucratic dystopia where escape seems impossible. Will he ever break free?
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Love, colors, and shapes
Abstract paintings and evocative poetry merge in Love Transformed, exploring the resilience of love amidst war through fragmented forms, vivid colors, and transformative emotions.
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Appeasement
In Appeasement, a once-ostracized woman returns to her small town, triggering collective memories and judgment from her extended family. A biting narrative about guilt, gossip, and redemption.
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Annelies Verbeke: A Literary Journey
An insightful interview with celebrated author Annelies Verbeke, exploring her doppelgänger novel in progress, the cinematic nature of her writing, and the complexities of being a European writer in a…
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Into the Mine
“Aren’t antiquities different on account of changing hands, of being assigned different meanings in different eras, so that it’s excusable for even columns of a given structure to be parted…
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Bridge by the Sea
“You seem familiar. Could I have known you before?” he asks. His touch is ordinary, yet his magic is spun from our collective dreams—his power grows as lives are lost…
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Everyday Collisions
“calling my wife / by my sister’s name; / pausing wondering / if she noticed.” (Freud)
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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 /…