CW: Sexual intimacy, racial microaggressions “My ex and I broke up last month. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, but you’re nice too.”...

She’s in high school. On every attendance sheet, her name is “Shannon MacAlingay.” When she enters the classrooms filled with white faces...

CW: mentions of family members who have passed away I almost don’t hear the knock against the window pane. The rush of nighttime rain...

You walk to our front door, You are greeted by unfurling papaya trees Up to your knees. “It is good luck to have unplanned fruit-bearing...

Irene Bantigue is a writer and storyteller based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a Baguio City native who has spent most of her 23 years...

A boy and his clan once lived next to the river on the outskirts of the village. They listened to the tide and began to speak the...

Familiarity I. déjà vécu I have already experienced this Fuck an NYC hustle and grind But also? Thank God I’m from here. Lessons learned...

colors as the roots of the sampaguita flower grows underground, its silk petal wings and the scent of rice bloom about. red, blue, white,...