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Si Matty the Macho. I know a couple of guys like this IRL

Misteryo at HapisDESERVE!!! TITA JOSIE TAMA YAN!!

Ang Mga Biyahe ni Virtus. That was so fucking dark what the fuck

O, Thiefmas Tree/ O, Thiefmas Tree. Best story in the book so far. Full of heart in the sincere way, humorous in that Pinoy self-deprecating way, set during a Filipino Christmas and features most of the cast built up in the earlier parts of the book

Lumabong Pagtingin. Grabe…I was hoping for a nice ending or even fast-forward to Mama Rosa’s future. But this story could only end like this:
“Si Mama Rosa ang ehemplo kung bakit pinaaalalahanan ang mga babae na huwag tumigil sa pagtratrabaho kapag nag-asawa at nagkaanaak. Makakalaban lang kasi ang babae kapag hindi nawalan ng kakayahang kumita.”

Nanghihiram nang Walang Paalam. Sobrang masalimoot naman buhay ng mga tao sa boarding house na to

Si David at ang mga Tunay na Lalaki. Interesting to see how a gay person asserts their rights in their personal lives back in the 90s/00s kopong kopong

Ang Boarding House. Includes a portrait of the impacts of substance abuse, which is from a third person who sees it happen as the slow ruin of a luxurious house. It was sad. I think the details paint v Filipino expressions of wealth: constant availability of food, paying for professional interior design, physical money being tucked into random places