A boy travels backwards and forwards in time in search of his name. A king’s ambition provides him glory, but not without a tragic curse. An evil from the past returns as children vanish, leading to a neighborhood desperate to protect itself. A boy tries to restore the magic in a disillusioned town. Sins and deceit prolong a woman’s life, but at a dear cost. A serial killer indulges a tellall interview.

These are some of the stories in The Last Days of Magic: Stories, offering an enchanting, harrowing, and humorous portrait of human nature, each one weaving narratives from a Dumaguete that isn’t quite as it seems.