John Bengan’s translations of Elizabeth Joy Serrano-Quijano’s work have appeared or are forthcoming in Words Without Borders, Shenandoah, and LIT. He teaches at the University of the Philippines Mindanao.
Painting by Sara Jimenez
In this story by an indigenous writer from the southern Philippines, a crime continues to haunt a local’s thoughts.
It had been some time since Lolo Bebe passed away…