in lieu of a field guide

  I've been reading three poetry chapbooks (or zines) by Aris Remollino:  Manhid  (DWB Publishing Philippines, 2024); Gabi, Umaga, Sinig...

Rajah Versus Conquistador by Kahlil Corazo (Pagecraft, 2025)   Blood Compact Reimagined (2020) by Herbert S. Pinpino, oil on canvas ( Sour...

  Tatlong Libong Araw (Three Thousand Days), Anyo ng Kalatagan (The Lay of the Land), and Sa Halip na mga Bulaklak (Instead of Flowers) b...

  Novel-writing, like playing Go, is an art of assembly. The novelist compiles and assembles facts and artifacts. The novel has to be built...

  Seen from the outside, some stories have more truth than others, but the truth value of the story does not depend on its actual truth co...