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Moon Dog and Rainbow Dreaming
Moon Dog and Rainbow Dreaming
Presented for the 2026 Filipino American International Book Festival in San Francisco, California.
From J. J. de Melo: The science fiction short story “Tethered” focuses on a monster from Filipino folklore aboard a spaceship, and “Mind Sweep” explores relationships in an AI-managed world.
From Maleia Mortis: Mortis’s poems include “I Dreamt of Gold” which examines memory and heritage, and “Sapin Sapin” which is an homage to self-discovery through a favorite treat.
From Monica T. S. Flores: “The Forty-First Day: Selurong Arrival” brings to print the CLMP recognized origin story of the first brothers to land on the archipelago, while "Moon Dog" is a fictional retelling of a supernatural dog-guardian told in a magical realism style, with horror elements.
Contributor Biographies
Contributor Biographies
J.J. de Melo is a queer Filipino-American and Portuguese writer based in San Francisco, California. He’s an active member of the literary community at the City College of San Francisco, where he earned his degree in Creative Writing. He’s also an epidemiologist, working a double life as an author-scientist.
Find him at jjdemelo.wordpress.com.
Maleia Mortis is a queer Filipinx-American experimental poet based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their poems have appeared in Visual Verse: An Anthology of Art and Words, BuliLit Magazine by Sampaguita Press, and Datura Literary Journal.
Readers can find more of their writing on their poetry blog, mxmortis.wordpress.com.
Monica T. S. Flores’ stories are in the benefit anthology “Hope is Not Passive” from Quills and Cosmos Press, Faoileánach Journal, Amethyst Review, and Capital Letters Eclectic Fiction. Her poetry is in “Haunt” by Michigan State University Libraries and at the Capital City Film Festival.
Her origin story, The Forty-First Day: Selurong Arrival, is recognized on the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) 2026 Asian/Pacific American Heritage reading list.
Find her at monicatsflores.wordpress.com.
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