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Marías at Sampaguitas

May 15, 20216 min read

Essay by Isha Sharma

Sometimes, when you unwillingly live with something for ages, it grows on you, it becomes one with you, it creeps upon you, it sticks to you

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Jul 30, 20206 min read

To the Filipinx Youth by Adrian Alarilla

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Jul 13, 20195 min read

Essay by Scott Neuffer

The Screen Door Summer of 2018, and I’m standing in front of the screen door of my grandparents’ farm house in Townsend, Montana. I open...

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Jun 1, 20196 min read

Essay by Janelle Salanga

writing actually I like my ankles. When the light hits my eyes from the right angle, they look a shade of brown that reminds me of the...

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Mar 6, 20197 min read

Essay by Belana Marie Labra

Psychological Effects of Comics Many children might say, “I wanna be like Batman!” or “I want to shoot out webs like Spiderman!” A lot of...

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Mar 6, 201912 min read

Essay by Belana Marie Labra

Cinematics as a Superpower “I remember as a kid I would always watch a lot of sci-fi movies because I thought it was cool, especially...

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Mar 2, 20195 min read

1 Essay by Kathy Mak

Living Up I wonder what people think of me when they see me. An Asian girl with short black hair, thick framed glasses, bulky clothing,...

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Mar 2, 201911 min read

1 Essay by Ria Valdez

THE BODY IN SHADOWS I. When my lover undressed me for the first time, I told her to turn the lights off. I was a senior in college and...

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Marías at Sampaguitas

Mar 2, 201917 min read

1 Essay by Ria Valdez

OUR BREW Caffeine and alcohol could either start a relationship, or end it. For J and I, it was both. There were three things I...

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