Karinderya Love Songs by John Pucay

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Set in the 2020s, the 23-year-old unnamed narrator is recovering from a bad breakup. He meets Kayla, a college freshman he approached at a cafe. And they spend a Viagra-assisted night together. 

They each confess a secret. She had two abortions. And he can't get an erection unless his partner is cheating on someone by sleeping with him. 

The narrator, Kayla, and R – a friend who broke off her engagement  – spend drunken nights in Metro Manila and Baguio City. 

They purge all that alcohol through mountain excursions. And they struggle againsy a modern dating landscape akin to a Filipino karinderya: Bland, readily-available food that gorges but doesn't sate. 

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Karinderya Love Songs is written by John Pucay, an indigenous (Kankanaey-Ibaloi) writer from Baguio City, Philippines. 🇵🇭 Click here to get to know him more!

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Release Date: August 1, 2022