Fiction

Check out the fiction and short stories published in Katitikan – Literary Journal of the Philippine South.

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    Ghosts

    Root crop, sugarcane, corn, and between these, giant weeds. It didn’t matter. They all speak, their susurrations a language the Maylupa do not understand. The…

    Erika Carreon
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    Ulan-init

    “Hooooo!” Gibira ni Nenet ang pisi nga nagtapot sa ilong sa kabaw, mihunong kini sa pagkadungog sa iyahang singgaak. Nagtungtong siya sa buko-buko sa mananap…

    Hannah Leceña
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    Sanayan Lang ang Pagpatay

    Mag-aalas kwatro ng madaling araw, nagpaalam kang umalis. Tumambad sa atin ang mga bote ng alak na iniwang gumugulong sa kalsada ng mga sundalong halos…

    Gabriela Baron
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    Echoes of Pasig

    Pasig River’s decline was said to be infamous. This was something else. Eunice had promised that the ferry would undercut traffic by hours. Orife believed…

    Matthew Jacob Ramos
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    Rectokado

    Hermoso wakes up wishing he had a different life. He flirts with getting hair replacement therapy as he combs over his bald spot in the…

    Cesar Miguel Escaño