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A

Hugh Aaron
Under the Mango Tree

Gemino H. Abad
A Question of Fidelity

Cyan Abad-Jugo
Behind the Old Aparador

Heidi Emily Eusebio Abad
My New Best Friend

John Paul Abellera
Quiapo

Therese Padilla Abonales
Lover of Men

Pearlsha Abubakar
Limbo Years

Efren R. Abueg
Emmanuel
Wala Nang Dugong Aagos sa Disyerto

Jose Marte Abueg
Anthill

Claire Agbayani
The Lady at the Ruins

T.D. Agcaoili
There is a Season

Alwynn C. Aguirre
Dalantao
Sanayan

Jojo Alamillo
Succubus

Jimmy L. Alcantara

Red ang Luha ni Michael

Estrella D. Alfon
Espeleta
Magnificence
Servant Girl

Shelfa B. Alojamiento
Liberation Hogshit

Lilia Pablo Amansec
Lover Boy

Isolde Amante
Dance
Eve

Carlos A. Angeles
The Wonderful Machine

Jaime An Lim
The Axolotl Colony
The Liberation of Mrs. Fidela Magsilang
Outward Journey

Gina Apostol
Cunanan's Wake
Lies
A Tall Woman From Leyte

Cesar Ruiz Aquino
The Seventh Floor
Stories
Writers

Francisco Arcellana
The Mats
The Yellow Shawl
Christmas Story

Lydia Villanueva Arguilla
Yours, Faithfully

Manuel E. Arguilla
How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife
Imperfect Farewell
Midsummer
Morning in Nagrebcan
Rice

Genevieve L. Asenjo
Meteor Shower, Canada, at Bob Marley
promdi@manila


B

Mary Ann Aleli V. Barbieto
Revisions

Dinah Rose Baseleres-Ladia
Ablutions
Boy
The Gift Box
Cinderella
Mitos Pitat

Robert JA Basilio Jr.
The Emperor in the Bedroom

F.H. Batacan
Accidents Happen
Door 59
No. 1 Pencil

Vincent G. Batacan
Ang Dahon ng Buhay

Cirilo F. Bautista
Resurrection
Ritual

Ramon Bautista
The Capture

Christine Bellen
Tutulili

John Bengan
God's just pissing
Higher Orders

Paz Marquez Benitez
Dead Stars
A Night in the Hills

Sherma Espino Benosa
Sun-dried Leaves

Nita Umali Berthelsen
Origins

Amante E. Bigornia
A Night of Dancing

Luning Bonifacio-Ira
Tell Me Who Cleft the Devil's Foot

Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier
Maria's Lullabye

Irah Borinaga
Pub Tales

Consorcio Borje
Meeting
The Beetle

Lilledeshan Bose
White Boy
Oh What a Night

Rogelio B. Braga
Emilio Echeverri

Gregorio Brillantes
The Apollo Centennial
Faith, Love, Time, and Dr. Lazaro

Carlos Bulosan
I Would Remember
Life and Death of a Filipino in the U.S.A
My Father Goes to Court
Two Faces of America
from America is In the Heart

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Flip Gothic


C

Roderick Cabotaje
The Wonder Years

Erwin Cabucos
Carolling
The Presbytery
Father
Welcome to Australia

JB Cada
Clocks

Katherine Rose Calingasan
The Way Lisa Dances

Sol Calubayan
Mr. Peñamora

Ines Taccad Cammayo
People of Consequence

Jun R. Canizares
The Champ

Libay Linsangan Cantor
Celebrating Happy Half
Curve Song
Dissolve
Roommate

Relly Carpio
Bangis
Gabi sa Basilan
Ang Huling El Niño

Ian Rosales Casocot
Old Movies
Private Journeys Part 1 / Part 2
The Hero of the Snore Tango

Erwin Castillo
Tomorrow is a Downhill Place

Albert B. Casuga
Coming Home

Joni Cham
Blood Ties

Mario P. Chanco
Reverend Baker

Lawrence Chin
The House By the Bend
The Transfer

Carlos Cortes
The Devil in the Details
Le Roi Perdu
Vietnik

Iris Sheila G. Crisostomo
Passage
The Steel Brassiere

Daniel dela Cruz
#14 Mapang-Akit St.

Jhoanna Cruz
Cielo
Comadrona

Noel C. Cruz
Alimuom

Rexi Cruz
Ouch
Tupa o Kambing?

Erma M. Cuizon
Sale


D

Alvin I. Dacanay Jr.
Eyeball

Amado T. Daguio
The Life of Cardo
Wedding Dance

Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
Amnesty
The Body
In the Garden
Oldtimer

Adam David
Oh, Marieton Pacheco
Si April Pascual
Sister Magdalen vs. the Snake Ouroboros

Daryll Jane Delgado
Transmutation

Morli A. Dharam
Dada
Regal As A Queen

Rony V. Diaz
At Wars's End: An Elegy
The Centipede
A Hidden Life
Two Brothers

J.C. Dionisio
A Summer in an Alaskan Salmon Cannery

D. Paulo Dizon
Twilight of a Poet
The Beautiful Horse
The Boarding House


E

U Z. Eliserio
The Proper Use of Elbows
Patunayan Mo, Angelo C. Mabuti
Toilet Reading

Indira C. Endaya
No More Happy Meals for Rory Villabuena
Nursing Lousy GenX Beer

Antonio Enriquez
Asocena
The Night I Cry

Mig Alvarez Enriquez
The White Horse of Alih

Nina Evangelista
Holy Week
Phone Calls
A Thousand and One Nights

Susan Evangelista
Pumpkin Soup
Remains

Eugene Y. Evasco
Mga Liham ng Kaibigan Mula sa Di Kilalang Buwan ng Jupiter


F

Gilda Cordero Fernando
A Love Story
People in the War
The Visitation of the Gods
A Wilderness of Sweets

Lina Flor
Five Snapshots

Alberto S. Florentino
A Walk at Midnight With Mohandas Gandhi

Amihan Florentino-Kernan
Dandelion

Aida Rivera Ford
The Chieftest Mourner
Love Among the Corn Husks

Maria LM. Fres-Felix
Past Forward
Rhinoplasty

Delfin Fresnosa
Candles
Dark
Tragedy at Lumba's End


G

Antonio S. Gabila
One Final Door
It Rained Saturday Afternoon

Adel Gabot
The Field

M. Evelina Galang
The Look-Alike Women
Mix Like Stir Fry

Wanggo Gallaga
The Purpose of Malls

Renato Gandia
May Rain


Rod Dakita Garcia
Rene's First Thanksgiving
Swimsuit Edition

Isabel Garcia-Gonzales
Vigilance

Juan T. Gatbonton
Clay

Luis Gatmaitan
Sandosenang Sapatos

Joel Gaviola
Prodigal

German V. Gervacio
Si Tanya, Ang Uwak na Gustong Pumuti
Sinsil Boys

Almira Astudillo Gilles
Cali's Pearl

Myra Muriel Go
Why the English Teacher Died at Christmas

Elmo Gonzaga
Anything At All

Alessandra G.L Gonzales
Breathe

Ma. Romina Gonzalez
Flood
Welostit

NVM Gonzalez
The Blue Skull and the Dark Palms
Bread of Salt
Children of the Ash-Covered Loam
Lupo and the River
A Warm Hand
The Wireless Tower

Remé A. Grefalda
Tereza's Eyes

Vicente G. Groyon III
Boys Who Like Boys
What I Love Or Will Remember Most About High School
Justo and My Father's Car

Amadis Ma. Guerrero
Children of the City

Jose Claudio B. Guerrero
Essence

Asterio Enrico Gutierrez
Black Holes
Blind

Paul de Guzman
The Index of Forbidden Books

Mes de Guzman
Da UltraInter-Megalaktik Pinoy Hero: Isang Eksplosib, Aksiyon Pak Parodiya sa Mahabang Kasaysayan ng Pelikulang Bakbakan


H

Jessica Hagedorn
Black: Her Story

Sinai C. Hamada
Tanabata's Wife

Caroline S. Hau
The True Story of Ah To

Quark Henares
Graduation Day

Amado V. Hernandez
Limang Alas, Tatlong Santo
Magpinsan

Antonio Hidalgo
The Second Coming
A Sparkling Night Sky

Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo
The Painting

David Hontiveros
Kaming Mga Seroks

Evee V. Huervana
Ang Gingkamunoan sang Bunga sang Datilis


I

Francisco B. Icasiano
Sonia

Faye Villanueva Ilogon
Drive

Mare Imbrium
Untitled Peace


J

Stevan Javellana
The Hidden Sea

Carljoe Javier
Messages

Noelle Quintos de Jesus
Equivalents
A Happy Marriage
Overcoming

Nick Joaquin
May Day Eve
The Summer Solstice
Three Generations
Candido's Apocalypse

Imelda Revilla Jones
The Master

Rome Jorge
Taste

Doreen D.L. Jose
The Martini Effect

F. Sionil Jose
The God Stealers
Tong

Ibrahim Jubaira
Blue Blood of the Big Astana


K

Luis Joaquin Katigbak
Connections
Happy Endings
Kara's Place
Subterrania

Tarcila Malabanan Katigbak
Macario's Noche Buena

Rebecca E. Khan
Drops
Picture Bride

Eusebio L. Koh
Soap
The Summer I Learned to Bike

Maria Francezca Kwe
Letters From Homes
All Girls Need Romance
Birthday


L

Tita Lacambra-Ayala
Everything
Cactus

Germelina A. Lacorte
Gaudina

Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta
Life Before X
Thousand Year Eve

Domingo Landicho
Munting Kayumangging Amerikano

Susan Lara
The Reprieve

Paz Latorena
Desire
The Small Key

Juan Cabreros Laya
Conservation

A.K. Lee
Gingerbread Child

Gabriela Lee
Lavender and Death
Flights

Paulino Lim Jr.
Curaçao Cure
Homecoming
Violation

Fatima Lim-Wilson
Duck's Egg

Alfredo E. Litiatco
It Isn't Just Horses

Fanny H.B. Llego
The Legacy
Nina

Marco V. Lopez
BI

Rosario Cruz Lucero
The Composo of Hcd. Buyung
The Death of Fray Salvador Montano, Conquistador of Negros
Family Rites


M

Alice Mallari
Hayan Na Si Lolo Sinto!

Jim Austria Manalo
Love

Jomi Manalo
Live

Connie Jan Maraan
Ghost

Edgar B. Maranan
Journey to San Tercer
Doomsday

David C. Martinez
The Amulet

Alex Maskara                     
Gay For Dummies

Luz Maurillo
Being "Miss Ampalaya"

Peter Mayshle
Touchmove

Reine Arcache Melvin
The Miracle
Stealing a Child

Alfonso S. Mendoza
Tony’s Big Night

Sunantha Mendoza
Myth

Karl R. De Mesa
Golgotha
The Outward, Visible Sign of an Inward Fear

Resil B. Mojares
Ark

Raul G. Moldez
Bag-ong Hagit

Maryanne Moll
Three Men in One Night

Timothy R. Montes
Of Fish, Flies, Dogs and Women
The Fish
Turtle Season

Veronica Montes
Lolo's Bride

Lani T. Montreal
Connections

Lina Espina Moore
The Human Resources
Paningil

Denis Murphy
Rizal

Sabina Murray
The Caprices


N

V.E. Carmelo D. Nadera Jr.
"Mas Vale Un Pajaro En Mano"

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil
Pattern

Max Noble
By the Window

Wilfrido D. Nolledo
Kayumanggi Mon Amor
Of Things Guadalupe
Rice Wine


O

Hernando R. Ocampo
We or They

Charlson Ong
The Execution
How My Cousin Manuel Brought Home a Wife
The Trouble in Beijing

Romel M. Oribe
Manti-anak

Wilhelmina S. Orozco
The Storekeeper’s Heart
The Maiden and the Marbled Prince


P

Carla M. Pacis
Dragon Child
Red Velvet Sofa
My Grandmother's House

Clinton Palanca
In Days of Rain

Yolanda Palis
I'm Not Weird, I'm Marginal

Benjamin M. Pascual
The Young Men and the Bitch

Ricardo I. Patalinghug
The Exile

C.V. Pedroche
The Jailer

Frederick Perito
Pepe ang Bagong Rizal

Kevin J. Piamonte
The Old Woman of the Candles

Louie-An Pilapil
My First Pair of Pants

Roselle Pineda
O.N.S.

Baryon Tensor Posadas
Almost Communicating
Character Encoding
Memories of Our Loved Ones
Tell Me A Story
Translator's Notes

Mar V. Puato
Venetian Encounter


Q

Jose A. Quirino
Life is a Three-Ring Circus


R

Maximo Ramos
Story For Summer

Ricardo Ramos
Family Obligations

Katrina Bianca Ramos-Atienza
Fools Like Us
Eavesdropping

Lilia Ramos-de Leon
Promethea Unbound
Fear of Future Pain

N.G. Ray
Marcelo's Place
They Who Draw Out Our Caring

Barbara Jane Reyes
Benilda Becomes an American

Rickoshay
Red, Blue, Red, Blue

Augie Rivera
Alamat ng Ampalaya
Tumbang Preso
Xilef

Raissa Claire U. Rivera
The Creator Defends His Creation
Virtual Center

Vicente Rivera Jr.
All Over the World

Alejandro Roces
My Brother's Peculiar Chicken
We Filipinos Are Mild Drinkers

Nice Rodriguez
When You're Six

Bernice Roldan
Classical Strain
Regularized

Sandra Nicole Roldan
The Safe House
Mirror Images

Arturo B. Rotor
At Last This Fragrance
Zita

Antonio B.L. Rosales
Kristal na Tubig

Ninotchka Rosca
Diabolus of Sphere
The Goddess

Clemente M. Roxas
Ennui

Max Ruback
Monsters

Vincent Jan Rubio
Suwisayd Nowt


S

Said Sadain Jr.
Babel Rising
Spirits in the Box

Lara Saguisag
Napping Doll

Anna Felicia C. Sanchez
Frog Leap
Gold From the Fields
The Ride Home
To the Memory of Nipples and Whiskeys

Donna Sanchez
DaysDaysDaysDaysDays

Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez
Moon Under My Feet

Bienvenido N. Santos
The Day the Dancers Came
Early Harvest
The Faraway Summer
Immigration Blues
Scent of Apples

H.O. Santos
The Bus Driver's Daughter
Fireworks
The Summer of My 17th Year

Ronaldo T. Santos
Cracker Strike

Alex Delos Santos
Hunting

Menchu Aquino Sarmiento
Good Intentions 101: SY '71-72
Meditations of a Piss Artist
When They Were Cool

Nadine L. Sarreal
Vimi in a Tree

Ruth Sarreal
Winter

Elmer Sayre
The Pawikans of Basiauan
Tender Mercies in Lake Nunungan

Evelyn Estrella Sebastian
Ipanalangin Mo Siya, Ipanalangin Mo Kami

Tara FT Sering
Reconnaissance

Lara De Ubago Sia
The Scent of Flowers

Rogelio Sicat
Impeng Negro

Myrza Sison
Sink or Swim

Shakira Andrea Sison
Sunday

Lakambini Sitoy
The Injury Zone
Lines
Mens Rea
The Painted One
Secret Notes on the Dead Star
Touch

Raidis Smet
June Bride

Emeniano Acain Somoza Jr.
Inroads

Lisa Suhay
The Mouse and the Light

Loreto Paras Sulit
The Bolo
Harvest

Miguel Syjuco
Trip


T

Eileen R. Tabios
La Luna "Before Silence of Winter Comes"
The Naming of My Child

Maria Aleah G. Taboclaon
The Little People
The Tale of Tonyo the Brave

Anthony Tan
The Cargo
A Time to Dance

Yvette Natalie U. Tan
The Child Abandoned

Lysley Tenorio
Help
Monstress
Superassassin

Luis V. Teodoro
The Undiscovered Country

Sheryll Tesch
A Bonfire for Guy Fawkes
Meali-Meal

Edilberto K. Tiempo
Kulisising Hari
The Witch

Edith Lopez Tiempo
Abide, Joshua
The Black Monkey
Un Bel Di

Macario D. Tiu
Nanking Store

Rolando Tolentino
Fastfood
Megamall
Palabok
Just Do It

Conrad Tolosa Jr.
Unang Lagim
Ikalawang Lagim
Ikatlong Lagim

May M. Tobias
A Harvest of Tadpoles
Last Trip
The Storm
Tether

Rebecca de la Torre
The Heirloom

Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas
The Fruit of the Vine
Sunday Morning

Celeste Tumunong
Inuman

J. Capiendo Tuvera
The Twilight Plain

Katrina Tuvera
Testament

Kerima Polotan Tuvera
Life in an Apartment
(Polotan writing as Patricia S. Torres)
The Sounds of Sunday
The Virgin

Linda Ty-Casper
The Transparent Sun


U


V

X Vallez
Hecate’s Room

Vicente Soria de Veyra
Bus2

Janet Villa
Undercurrents

Jose Garcia Villa
The Fence
Footnote to Youth

Marby Villaceran
Sinigang

Margarita Francia Villaluz
Princess of the Mountain

Socorro (Migs) Villanueva
Lavender
We Will Not Cry About This

Marianne Villanueva
Lizard
Opportunity
Silence

Rene O. Villanueva
Tatlong Ungas

Art Villasanta
Frown

Bobby Flores Villasis
Menandro's Boulevard
Elegies From Another Book
Suite Bergamasque

Manuel A. Viray
Portrait of a Great Man

Romeo Virtusio
As We Are
Padre

Natasha Vizcarra
The Boardinghouse
How My Sister Turned Me Into a Worm
King of the Cats
Like Celia


W


X


Y

River Yao
The Reunion

Januar Yap
Ang Aktibistang Gi-Syphilis
An Assassin's Easter Letter
The Best Minds of My Generation
Between Your Door and the Gate, Nigara
Calling All Presidentiables
Dekada
Romancing the Bayabas

Carminia Yaptenco
Sampaguita

Ernesto Superal Yee
Mountain Air

Hope S. Yu
Si Soledad ug Anastasia

Alfred Yuson
The Music Child
Balikbayan Christmas


Z

Jessica Zafra
Black
Portents