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Rainbow Dreams
Rainbow Dreams
Excerpts from Galleon Dreaming as a special edition for the 2026 Filipino American International Book Festival. Propel and Protect LGBTQIA Pinoy authors.
From J. J. de Melo: The science fiction short story “Tethered” focuses on a monster from Filipino folklore aboard a spaceship.
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.
Featuring an illustration by Raf Banzuela, Legazpi-based artist.
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.
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