Authorial Magazine - Manila Edition
The Manila International Book Fair is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The book fair, one of the biggest, most prestigious, and longest running events in the Philippines, is a great avenue amongst professionals in the publishing and academic world to collaborate and exchange ideas. It’s our first time to participate in this event and rally with literary giants and emerging voices from the world of books. In this issue, we start off with Virginia Paulette C. Hammack, author of the books The Hiding Place and Whisperings in the Wings. Hammack talks about her life, her two books, and her struggles as a writer. We also talked to Raju Ramanathan, world renowned enlightenment guru and author of Souls from Mercury. Ramanathan shares what inspired him to write and offers advice to aspiring authors. We still receive and get tons of contributions from talented and renowned writers, and in this issue, we’re featuring the works of Adriana Pernetz, Ted Torgersen, Donald Ray Schwartz, Gary Alan Rothhaar, Ivor Kovac, Diane Davies, and Elizabeth Len Wai. Lastly, beautiful spots and fascinating experiences await beyond the bright lights of the city when you read “The Charming City of Manila,” in our lifestyle section. We all love stories that resonate with our own, especially those that bring us to greater heights in mood and in thought. We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed piecing it together.
The Manila International Book Fair is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The book fair, one of the biggest, most prestigious, and longest running events in the Philippines, is a great avenue amongst professionals in the publishing and academic world to collaborate and exchange ideas.
It’s our first time to participate in this event and rally with literary giants and emerging voices from the world of books. In this issue, we start off with Virginia Paulette C. Hammack, author of the books The Hiding Place and Whisperings in the Wings. Hammack talks about her life, her two books, and her struggles as a writer.
We also talked to Raju Ramanathan, world renowned enlightenment guru and author of Souls from Mercury. Ramanathan shares what inspired him to write and offers advice to aspiring authors.
We still receive and get tons of contributions from talented and renowned writers, and in this issue, we’re featuring the works of Adriana Pernetz, Ted Torgersen, Donald Ray Schwartz, Gary Alan Rothhaar, Ivor Kovac, Diane Davies, and Elizabeth Len Wai.
Lastly, beautiful spots and fascinating experiences await beyond the bright lights of the city when you read “The Charming City of Manila,” in our lifestyle section.
We all love stories that resonate with our own, especially those that bring us to greater heights in mood and in thought. We hope you’ll enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed piecing it together.
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Chapter 6<br />
The City<br />
The next day, Nathan got up and got<br />
dressed in casual clothes. He knew<br />
there was really nothing for him to<br />
do, other than check in with the ship<br />
on a daily basis. He was essentially a<br />
tourist on an alien world. Or was he?<br />
Could I really just get up and walk<br />
out of here?<br />
Under normal circumstances, he<br />
would have gone down to the cafeteria<br />
to eat, but there was a good chance<br />
the Germans and Japanese would<br />
be there.<br />
So what if they are, they don’t own the<br />
hotel! But… on the other hand, why<br />
should I stay in the hotel when there’s<br />
a planet to see?<br />
He had been issued a small plastic<br />
card which supposedly represented<br />
a certain amount of Krenth currency,<br />
so he could go shopping and buy<br />
food if he wished. But then he<br />
remembered how it had been on<br />
Earth for the Martians. None of them<br />
were physically threatened, but they<br />
had to go everywhere with security,<br />
and wherever they went in public they<br />
were quickly surrounded by crowds.<br />
Still, staying in the room all day would<br />
not work. Nathan opened the door<br />
and stepped out into the hall. He<br />
found Gor-Kaal standing in the hall<br />
outside of his room, and a line of<br />
Martian security going down the<br />
hallway in both directions, with one<br />
guard standing outside of each room<br />
occupied by humans.<br />
Gor-Kaal nodded at Nathan but<br />
said nothing.<br />
“I want to go outside,” Nathan said.<br />
“Outside?” Gor-Kaal said.<br />
“Yes, why not? You don’t expect me<br />
to stay in this hotel the whole time<br />
I’m here do you?”<br />
“This hotel has extensive<br />
accommodations. In the top floor,<br />
there is a park. There are also swimming<br />
pools, weight rooms, running tracks,<br />
multiple restaurants, and a movie<br />
theater. Also, the hotel has been<br />
cleared of all Krenth customers.”<br />
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“Am I a prisoner?”<br />
“Of course not.”<br />
“Then I’m going outside.”<br />
“Wait, let me make the appropriate<br />
arrangements. One moment …”
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