Miguel de la Fuente-Lau
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Just be kind. Biz Dev @ Mekong Review Writes here: migueldlfl.substack.com Shoots here: instagram.com/jm.dlfl
Here’s a bit more background on how Reyshimar rendered such a beautiful cover for us @mekongreview.com
Mekong Review@mekongreview.com · 3mo agoNotes from Reyshimar Arguelles (@reyshist) on his process of illustrating our May–April 2026 cover 😍
Our May–July 2026 issue has been added to our online store! If you'd like to order a print copy (or even more than one!) head over to ko-fi.com/mekongrevi...
"There’s poignancy in the idea of artistic ambition sacrificed for something as fundamental as war—of trading words for bullets." Read Oliver Raw's review of Frontline Poets: mekongreview.com/tra...
Censorship is common in Kashmir, but people find ways to read what the authorities say they shouldn't. In our February 2026 issue, Adil Amin Akhoon takes a look at how readers persist even as the government orders titles off shelves. Read here: mekongreview.com/qui...
This definitely brought me down memory lane, @mekongreview.com!
Mekong Review@mekongreview.com · 4mo agoSince our first Writers' Room event is about music, we've put together a playlist for it! Check it out here: youtube.com/playlist... It's not too late to register for the session: subscribepage.io/MRw...
As commercially successful international music gets adopted and integrated locally, how does the fusion of new musical influences still authentically reflect local communities and their culture? We tackle this question and more at our first-ever Writers Room! RSVP here: subscribepage.io/MRw...
Writers' Room is a new virtual series where, every quarter, we invite Mekong Review contributors to discuss their work, making connections and drawing parallels across Asia. RSVP for our kickoff event about 'national' music, culture, and community: subscribepage.io/MRw...
Bittersweet, but sharing some final thoughts on the story I wrote that was published earlier this year by Jom. Putting “Diaspora Dispatch” on a long pause, last entry here: migueldlfl.substack.com/p/postscript
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I wrote (a long) something. Grateful to the team at Jom Media, the good folks at Sing Lit Station, and the core team at the Migrant Writers of Singapore--especially Ellen and Nelie who contributed so much to this piece. Here's my contribution to changing the narrative: www.jom.media/flipping-the...
Flipping the script: Migrant Writers of Singapore
The Migrant Writers of Singapore creates spaces of belonging for workers looking to practice their craft through community. But can their stories present a new narrative about migrant lives and push o...
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Ngiam Li Yi, who illustrated our February–April 2026, shares a little of the process. Subscribe to Mekong Review: mekongreview.com/sub...
Don’t mind me, just shamelessly hawking the quarterly I work for! If you’re interested in Asian #literature, consider @mekongreview.com
Mekong Review@mekongreview.com · 6mo agoWe're pleased to share that our February–April 2026 issue is now available! You can order a copy from our online Ko-Fi shop: ko-fi.com/mekongrevi... (And perhaps consider subscribing annually, too!)
Just some thoughts about traffic and Manila and being back “home”: substack.com/@migueldlfl/...
Miguel de la Fuente-Lau (@migueldlfl)
On my first trip back to Manila in nearly a decade, I could not anticipate how much time I would be spending stuck in cars. Even as a passenger, the bumper to bumper crawl induces an inordinate amount...
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Sounds like a completely sober approach @netw3rk.bsky.social, I’m with you. I’ve done too much damage to my soul already.
Jason Concepcion@netw3rk.bsky.social · last yr.I will not get fooled again @joinoffside.bsky.social
Damn. Two of my favorite former #LAClippers. When CP3 came to LA, I really believed we had a chance. When we drafted Shai, I thought he was our future. Still hurts how the two of them leaving would see their careers get even better. #nbasky
MarcJSpears@marcjspears.bsky.social · last yr.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets his #NBA MVP award and a surprise from former teammate Chris Paul. Two were teammates on Oklahoma City #Thunder for one season, but the brotherly friendship and the mentoring remains: ‘He is always there to lean on.’ bit.ly/3SU3fK4
The Pacers have become must-see-tv these playoffs. It’s not even watching to see them win, I just want the drama they bring. #nbasky
Keerthika Uthayakumar@keerthikau.bsky.social · last yr.Only four teams have come back from down 7+ in the last minute of the fourth or OT in the playoffs since 1998. Thunder on May 13, 2014 Pacers on April 29, 2025 Pacers on May 6, 2025 Pacers on May 21, 2025 (tonight)
Not really a current Pacers fan but I loved Reggie. And this is for sure one of the best final game send-offs for a hall of famer, ever. Respect the game, respect the legends. #nbasky
Noelle Maxwell@noellem1.bsky.social · last yr.Been going down a Pacers nostalgia Youtube rabbithole lately w/ECFs coming up. Found this and set it aside to share today, since it's somehow been 20 years since Reggie Miller's last game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C8_... #YesCers #BoomBaby #NBASky #SkyHoops
This piece by E. Tammy Kim and the photos from photographer, Nguan, resonates deeply. "The plot is silly but relatable: those big New York dreams; that warm, emboldening light." Indeed, the monotony of commuting in #NYC that makes just enough room for hope, despite the weariness, despite the dread.
The New Yorker@newyorker.com · last yr.In 2014, the Singaporean photographer Nguan decided to do a project about commuters on the Staten Island ferry. The resulting collection, a decade in the making, captures the dreamlike nature of the city, “inhabiting a blur of the fictional and the real,” E. Tammy Kim writes.
How many times in this #nbaplayoffs are we seeing crazy comebacks from teams desperately playing to win against teams just trying not to lose? The top seeds need to wake up. #nbasky
Is this “travel writing” when I live here? 🤷🏻♂️ Glad I can keep coming back: migueldlfl.substack.com/p/belonging-...
Belonging in a Bookstore
Diaspora Dispatch #3
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This one is a little bit more personal: open.substack.com/pub/migueldl...
Domestic Writers
Diaspora Dispatch #2
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A bit of a rebrand and a new post at my Substack. Read and subscribe if it resonates! open.substack.com/pub/migueldl...
Spicy Survivors
Diaspora Dispatch #1
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In light of former president Duterte’s arrest and trial before the ICC, this sobering piece published by @mekongreview.com couldn’t be more timely.
Mekong Review@mekongreview.com · last yr.Both Patricia Evangelista and Neferti X.M. Tadiar’s books question what it means to be human. While some are valued because of their contribution to capitalism, those who are less productive in the profit-making sense are treated as disposable. Read: mekongreview.com/the...
We’ll see what happens. What a development…
Nithin Coca@nithincoca.com · last yr.Who would have guessed that the first government leader from the past decade arrested for #humanrights crimes wouldn't be #Putin, #Trump, #Netanyahu, Myanmar's Min Aung or #XiJinping, but Rodrigo Duterte #Philippines. Hopefully (but unlikely), the start of a trend www.rappler.com/philippines/...