The rain thrummed on the rusty red roof
while my mind wandered to the honeyed swaths
of mountains in small town Ukiah
where I will toil for the American drea...
Gretchen writes from the Philippines. She loves split-second infinities, oversharing, and storytelling, and doesn't take life too seriously. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Rappler, The Philippine Star, Philippines Free Press, BusinessMirror, Anti-Heroin Chic, Janus Literary, Petrichor Mag, Asam/Garam Lit, The Hooghly Review, and elsewhere.
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