Short Stories
Original short stories written by Abby Pelaez.
A sensory recollection about the time I tried pudding and souse, a delightful pork and breadfruit Bajan dish in Barbados.
A Filipino-Canadian woman rediscovers her immigrant cultural identity by preparing Filipino kumayan and fusion dishes for a big catering event.
Experience and Exposure
An intern is paid in “Experience” points instead of Dollars. They turn to robbery to make ends meet.
A young nephew and aunt accepts a hard lesson while foraging for mushrooms.
A politician faces a widening chasm of society on the verge of a fully automated workforce.
A teenager on a nighttime kayak ride encounters a shipwreck and an impossible request.
An aging government leader confronts his prejudice.
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