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Celine B. Roque

Celine Roque is a Filipina writer who writes about culture and the web. She lives in Metro Manila with her partner, their cats and dogs, and their garden.

The price of mangoes
EssayMay 9, 2016

The price of mangoes

By Celine B. Roque

There is a sprawling mango tree that looms over my backyard, but it belongs to my neighbor. Every January, it sprouts clusters of tiny…

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Topology Magazine

Topology Magazine is a place for active contemplation through prose, poetry, and art: the produce of thoughtful labor in the places where we find ourselves. Each person is inextricably tied to their physical location, and Topology cultivates that connection by publishing work which explicitly or implicitly recognizes the influence of place. Read more …

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