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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 5, 201910 min read
Interview with Valium Hippy (Rogério Berardo Filho)
Valium Hippy's real name is Rogério Berardo Filho, a writer from and living in Recife, northeastern Brazil. He was born in 1999 and is...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20194 min read
Poem by Barbara Jane Reyes
Brown Girl Breaking Tradition Remember when they said, until a boy is born to a couple, they must not stop bearing children. It is...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20193 min read
Poem by Barbara Jane Reyes
from Brown Girl Beginning Dalaga The breaking begins before you have words for it. Before skinning your knees on sidewalks riding...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20195 min read
Flash Fiction by Eileen Tabios
Aesthetics in the Dictator’s Aftermath I. Once upon a time, I thought Poetry is a fairy tale. From that delusion, I came to stand in...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20193 min read
Flash Fiction by Adaeze I.
Moon Exploring After dinner with her siblings, Ngozi walked up the carpeted stairs of her house, gripping the rail with semi-drowsiness....
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20191 min read
Poem by Adaeze I.
Far From Perfect with honey cooled, smooth as death, leaking from her drunk lips / she is tilted, living mad above us all. a goddess...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20191 min read
Poem by Adaeze I.
Trauma Queen in her home, a certain kind of sadness lives; the one that sets its roots into the rotting wood floors, springing up and...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20191 min read
Poem by Adaeze I.
electric lady an ode to janelle monae Small and full of energy, her smile can light up any room she strides across. She has no qualms...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20191 min read
Poem by Adaeze I.
fireworks gravel becomes loose dirt as i come to the edge of a cliff. faint blasts of red sparkles explode above the worn harbor, the...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 1, 20192 min read
Poem by Janelle Salanga
anchors i love the sound of stars in the sky. grass pushing against wind. feet flat on the ground, belly not tucked in. yellow...
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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
May 30, 20191 min read
Poem by Gervanna Stephens
girl meets world The girl cannot write of trees lest she become their roots sprouting brilliant and full up, up, up pinnacle of self...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 30, 20191 min read
Poem by Juliette Sebock
Amicable We talk about exes who we left on friendly terms, and those—usually just one— who we'd take all over again in an instant. Even...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 30, 20195 min read
Flash Fiction by Tami Orendain
Caretaker Arms brimming with groceries and textbooks, Maria allowed herself a deep, profound sigh just outside her own apartment. And...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 30, 20196 min read
Flash Fiction by Emily Deibler
Aftermath It’d gotten cold again, and after Linda joined her, Rachel studied. She was doing something. Being someone. She was giving up,...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 30, 20191 min read
Poem by Shreyaa Tandel
Do people exhaust the sea? The riverine widens, As the moon becomes full And so does the tide The white and invisible surface Smears the...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 29, 20193 min read
Poem by D.R. Baker
before : you wanted to be the man she needed you to be, wanted to catch spiders and fix leaks, build shelves and drive the moving van....
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 29, 20192 min read
Flash Fiction by Niki Baker
The Man in the Mirror Kaye stands naked before him as she has so many times before, vulnerable and afraid. Surrendering herself to his...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 29, 20191 min read
Poem by Cherisse Yanit Nadal
It hurts less when I cast us in history 1898 You are America; She: Paris; All of my white boyfriends: Spain. The difference, you said,...
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Marías at Sampaguitas
May 29, 20191 min read
Poem by Cherisse Yanit Nadal
Benevolent Assimilation Before I was born, I knew kindness was a weapon Sharper than a bayonet. A moving bullet. Thrust it to change my...
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