John Rey Dave Aquino

John Rey Dave Aquino has stories published in Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, The Literary Apprentice, and Anak Sastra. He holds a BA in Language and Literature from the University of the Philippines Baguio. He was a fellow for fiction at the 17th Ateneo National Writers Workshop.

  • A Boy, Inarticulate

    When Jeremy’s godmother and god brother arrived at the Rosaleses’ house on an unbearable summer afternoon in April, it was not only to say hi. It was summer break, and Jeremy was up on a high branch of the mango tree in their backyard. He liked climbing there because of the cooler, fresher air. When…