Writing

Stories, poems, and essays that explore what it means to live in America. Includes my essay Elements.

A collection of essays on rural PA, including my essay Elements.

Vol. 4, Issue 1. Personal essay about living in rural Pennsylvania and the region's geology and history, with forays into Philippine mythology, culture, and colonial history. In the audio, I read my own work and play my composition Boat Song.

Print ed., Volume 98. Longform essay investigating the quirks of the Filipino language in equal parts humor and tragedy, from A to Z.

Poem featured in Micro Monday

Salamisim, a vignette about my 9-year-old self preparing for a piano competition. The title refers to a piece by Philippine National Artist Antonino Buenaventura.

Shortlisted for Fiction for my story People's Party, out of almost 1200 entries.

1 of 4 finalists in Nonfiction for Learning Filipino, out of 1200+ entries. Ninth Letter editor Philip Graham called it "a tour de force, wrought with irony, bitterness and humor."

Issue 6: 2023. Personal essay exploring home and dislocation through the life of my orchids.