Author: Aki Dueñas

Aki Dueñas earned her undergraduate degree in Language and Literature studies in Far Eastern University where she was awarded Best Creative Thesis for her poetry collection titled “God and Other Excuses.” She writes about the feminine experience, queer desire and the existential.

  • No Loitering Allowed

    At eight in the morning, the elevator is a silent battle ring. There is no victory, only a bullet in the form of luck that we use to shoot at barely a spot inside a box. It will lead to another, with corners still to be fought for. A purpose is all that a contender…