Katitikan Issue 2: Places and Spaces

Introduction

Looking at Space and Place: The Navigation of Meaning Making
Thomas Leonard Shaw

Fiction

Ang Huling Sayaw ni Sebyo
May Morales Dolis

Rectokado
Cesar Miguel Escaño

Echoes of Pasig
Matthew Jacob Ramos

Sanayan Lang ang Pagpatay
Gabriela Baron

Ulan-init
Hannah Leceña

Poetry

City lines
Andrea Lim

It is snowing in your country
Christian Baldomero

There is a boy in the island
Christian Baldomero

Cleaning the Attic
F Jordan Carnice

Sky Over Cairns
F Jordan Carnice

A Philosophy of Water
Ma. Carmie Flor Ortego

The placenta of evening stars
Ian Salvaña

Amihan
Ian Salvaña

Cartography
Jose Kervin Cesar Calabias

Ang Hiniling Ko’y Umulan
Andre Gutierrez

Ang Karamdaman ng Dagat
Joshua Mari Lumbera

Heometriya ng lungkot
Liberty Balanquit

Ka-wala-kan
Stud Jader

Lawalawa
Arthur David

Pagkatunaw
Arthur David

Hasmin
Arthur David

Petsay Ma’y Bakwit Din
Emman Lacadin

Bakal Dos at Uno
R.B. Abiva

Ang Kalsadang Puno ng Pananagimsim
Renz Rosario

Lawag
Renz Rosario

Creative Nonfiction

Here, There, Everywhere: Catching Up with Criselda Yabes
Charles Sanchez

My Trilingual Career
Francis C. Macansantos

Baybayin All Over Her Face
Kevin Amante

Choosing to Stay Home
Astrid Ilano

Play

Labada
Andrew Bonifacio Clete

Luyag ‘Da’ra’y Anino  (A Kingdom of Shadows)
Christopher Gozum

About the Artist

John Marco Torejos’ works expand from traditional two-dimensional art into three-dimensional installation pieces. My art represents my own experiences and surroundings. I mainly use found objects as materials in my artwork. These objects have connections to people from the past. By using these materials, I can create art that pays tribute to the objects themselves, the places they came from, and the people who once used or interacted with them. My goal is to give new life and meaning to these objects through my art while honoring their histories. For inquiries and collaboration, you may reach him at his Instagram @socram_blackbolt.