Exploding Galaxies returns to its roots by publishing the short stories of Wilfrido D. Nolledo, whose novel “But for the Lovers” marked the audacious birth of the publishing company in 2023, focused exclusively on bringing lost Filipino classics to light. “I put a tongue to all the wounds.” Nolledo’s mastery of the English language can… Read More CANTICLES FOR DARK LOVERS : A Seduction in Sixteen Short Stories
“Ah, but we wanted to change the world, really, foolhardidly tried to make it better… but you left, and are returned to us, barbaric and helpless in your turn.” Exploding Galaxies’ third publication may be their slimmest yet, but perhaps “The Firewalkers” by Erwin E. Castillo is the most impactful. Compared to its more hefty… Read More The Firewalkers: Here Be Carnivorous Monsters
“The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.” Debatable to some, for sure. But I am inclined to agree with Samuel Johnson, and with Susan Sontag. Especially after having read The Three-Cornered Sun. The Philippine War of Independence is usually summed up as a racial conflict that the Filipino Katipuneros waged against Spanish… Read More Exploding Galaxies’ “The Three-Cornered Sun” by Linda Ty-Casper : A Contrapuntal Composition
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