maiden in february

My short story "The Maiden and the Crocodile" will definitely see print in the next issue of Story Philippines. I was delighted to get the confirmation letter from the editor, who also told me that there was a possibility that artwork from Negros-artist Nunelucio Alvarado will accompany my piece, which is simply mindboggling since I'm a admirer of his work. Here's a sample, "Mapait sa Mata, Mapin-ot sa Ginhawa".



Fingers crossed and all.

I wrote "Maiden" backwards (though it also works read the other way) and as part of the Hinirang mythos, of which a lot of my earlier writing develops.