ANGELICA MANGLONA
My identities--that of being Chamoru and American--has led to my fiction being largely influenced by the complexity of a postcolonial identity. Magical realism and surrealism are also devices present in my work as my fiction often addresses internal struggles that manipulate my characters' lives. I also seek to make this specific issue--that of the postcolonial identity among indigenous groups--universal and relatable to all individuals, thus unreal settings help facilitate this goal.
To support my studies, I've worked in retail for roughly two years, which has extended my appreciation for the aesthetically pleasing and developed my awareness for the visually strange. Thus, my newer fiction observes fiction as an artifact itself. I play with visuals and how words visually appear to focus attention on certain messages I try to portray.
SHORT FICTION
The Weather Girl
This story follows a Chamoru man, Santiago, who hides in a cave during the Battle of Saipan. He is troubled by loneliness and guilt until a paralyzed man, a figure of the enemy, lands in his cave.
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This piece was my first experience in playing with ideas of postcolonialism and my first that connected with my identity as a Pacific Islander. By nature, this work became a kind of historical fiction with touches of surrealism but is, largely, realistic.
Losing Words
This story follows a Chamoru man, Santiago, who hides in a cave during the Battle of Saipan. He is troubled by loneliness and guilt until a paralyzed man, a figure of the enemy, lands in his cave.
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This piece was my first experience in playing with ideas of postcolonialism and my first that connected with my identity as a Pacific Islander. By nature, this work became a kind of historical fiction with touches of surrealism but is, largely, realistic.
To lose a jaw
This story follows a Chamoru man, Santiago, who hides in a cave during the Battle of Saipan. He is troubled by loneliness and guilt until a paralyzed man, a figure of the enemy, lands in his cave.
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This piece was my first experience in playing with ideas of postcolonialism and my first that connected with my identity as a Pacific Islander. By nature, this work became a kind of historical fiction with touches of surrealism but is, largely, realistic.
the cave man
This story follows a Chamoru man, Santiago, who hides in a cave during the Battle of Saipan. He is troubled by loneliness and guilt until a paralyzed man, a figure of the enemy, lands in his cave.
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This piece was my first experience in playing with ideas of postcolonialism and my first that connected with my identity as a Pacific Islander. By nature, this work became a kind of historical fiction with touches of surrealism but is, largely, realistic.
CURRENT PROJECT
EXTENSIVE SHORT STORY IN PROGRESS
The goal of this project is to produce a creative text, currently estimated to range from 20-25 pages, which will focus on themes of identity and misrepresentation of certain groups. Many elements of metafiction, fiction serving as a form of visual art, and the absurd will be a focus of this piece. Currently in a stage of research, I will be extensively reading and analyzing texts that use these elements such as Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Isabel Allende, as well as many other authors.