philippinespeculativefiction.com - 11/17/2008
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The Singer's Man by M. R. R. Arcega This song is one I have never sung. This song, I sing from my heart. I was the Singer's man. In my youth I was known as Derezn. That name signified nothing, was nothing, until the Singer came to our tribe. She was a stranger to us, and in the way of the Harun, ...
philippinespeculativefiction.com - 11/13/2008
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Contents Introduction by Charles Tan Six from Downtown by...
Dean Francis Alfar The Singer's Man by M. R. R. Arcega Keeping Time by FH Batacan Dreaming Valhalla by Douglas Candano The Sugilanon of Epefania's ...
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The Sugilanon of Epefania's Heartbreak by Ian Rosales
Casocot "All of history--and all stories--eventually collide. That is...
how the Great Laon creates new worlds." -- From an old script written on bamboo, found in Ilog, Negros Island In the old days, ...
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philippinespeculativefiction.com - 11/17/2008
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Pedro Diyego's Homecoming by Apol Lejano-Massebieau PEDRO DIYEGO
WAS BORN with wings on his feet. They grew...
from the bones in his ankles and spread out in a fan past his heel, plumes of brown flecked with white that made it impossible for him to don ...
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Free ‘virtual anthology’ of Philippine speculative fiction
Futurismic —
... fiction mavens Charles Tan and Mia Tijam have co-edited an entire virtual anthology of speculative fiction written in English by Filipino writers - a great way to expose new writers to an otherwise hard-to-access market. Here’s the table of contents:
Introduction by Charles Tan
“Six from Downtown” by Dean Francis Alfar
“The Singer’s Man” by M R R Arcega
“Keeping Time” by FH ...
Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler
QuasarDragon —
... specifically those who write in the field we call speculative fiction. In the past four years, it seems like there's been a huge boom in this category, whether it's the appearance of publications like Philippine Speculative Fiction, The Digest of Philippine Genre Stories, and Story Philippines, or the emergence of competitions like the Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards." Introduction by Charles Tan Six from Downtown by Dean Francis Alfar The Singer's Man by M. R. R. Arcega Keeping Time by FH Batacan Dreaming ...
Essay: Filipino Secondary Worlds
Bibliophile Stalker —
... Genre Stories Vol. 4). Even Alfar has written a Forlorn story entitled "In the Dim Plane" (Philippine Genre Stories Vol. 4). Not all secondary world stories however have to be as grandiose or as epic as those mentioned above. Dominique Cimafranca wrote a riveting action/adventure story entitled "Twilight of the Magi" in the Philippine Genre Stories: Christmas Issue. In my Philippine Speculative Fiction Sampler, "The Singer's Man" by M.R.R. Arcega is quite the emotional piece. Perhaps an ...
Philippine Speculative Fiction in English Online
Bibliophile Stalker —
... by Crystal Gail Shagkuan Koo "Treasure Islands" by Karen Katrina G. Manalastas "Last Bus Ride" by Pia Roxas "Turtle Season" by Timothy R. Montes "The Field" by Adel Gabot "Virtual Center" by Raissa Claire Rivera "The Creator Defends His Creation" by Raissa Claire RiveraPhilippine Speculative Fiction Sampler "Six from Downtown" by Dean Francis Alfar "The Singer's Man" by M. R. R. Arcega "Keeping Time" by FH Batacan ...
MIND MELD: Guide to International SF/F (Part III)
SF Signal —
... competition that was sponsored by Neil Gaiman). Here's one of her stories: "Seek Ye Whore"
We also have Marianne Villanueva who's based in the US. Like Yvette Tan, she also has a short story collection coming out this year. Here's a sample of her fiction: "Isa"
Other active authors I'd like to mention include Apol Lejano-Massebieau ("Pedro Diyego's Homecoming"), Ian Rosales Casocot ("The Sugilanon of Epefania's Heartbreak"), M.R.R. Arcega ("The Singer's Man"), Crystal Gail Shangkuan Koo ("Benito Salazar's Last Creation"), Kate ...
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