GRACIE AND I

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Julian has had so many pets die on him (hamsters, fish, a spider, a bird) that I worried he, only eight, might think life so inordinately flimsy, full of sad surprises: someone you care for turning stiff. I sat him down once, talked about life’s bumps and grinds, about cycles and seasons along the endless line of time. I carried on like I was Ecclesiastes until he picked up a ball, bounced it off the wall and followed it out the door. 


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Mahogany Water

By Migs Villanueva | September 17, 2006 - 12:00am

(First Prize, Short Story, 2006 Palanca Awards) Julian has had so many pets die on him (hamsters, fish, a spider, a bird) that I worried he, only eight, might think life so inordinately flimsy, full of sad surprises:...

Sunday Lifestyle

Summer in Oxford

By Patricia J. Perez | July 2, 2006 - 12:00am

Studying abroad was a concept that i hardly gave any thought to, with most of my attention focused on submit-ting requirements and studying for countless quizzes and exams. The idea, attractive as it was, couldn’t...

Starweek Magazine