ARIEL SOTELO TABÁG

KARAPOTE (KAPORRITI) Sarita ni ARIEL SOTELO TABÁG   NAYANAKAK a suni. Wenno immun-una dagiti sakak a rimmuar ngem ti ulok idi ipasngaynak ni nanang. Dayta ti kuna da nanang ken Lilang Balling, ti baket a mangngilut ken lumulualo a nangpaltot kaniak. Isu kano nga adda bileg dagiti dakulapko. Aprosak laeng ti tengnged a naitdalan— daytay nasiitan iti karabukob—dagus a sumuroten ti siit iti maminsan laeng a panagtilmon.   Manmano kano ti kas kaniak. Isu a nagasatak kano—nga isu met ti panagkunak. Mapatangam la ketdi dagiti addangmo, awanen ti nagasgasat ngem sika, kinuna ngarud ti naam-ammok a lakay a mammalad naminsan a naipasiarak iti kabangibang nga ili. Adda ketdi daydi dinakamatna a nasuerte met a padak ngem diakon malagip.   Ngem mamatiak iti kinuna ti lakay. Siguradoak a kasingin dayta ti kinalaingko a mangngilut wenno mammullo. Adu ti kalugarak nga umanamong iti dayta.   Naminsan, awan pay sangapulok idi, naluspiko ni tatang bayat ti panagar-aradona. Gapu ta dudu

ARIEL SOTELO TABAG (b. 1978) is an Ilokano writer, translator, and musician. He has received prizes and grants for his Ilokano poems, short stories and novels. He has authored seven Ilokano books. He has also translated notable Ilokano works in Filipino. He is a fellow to the 41st UP National Writers Workshop (2002), a delegate to the Taboan: Philippine Writers Festival (2010), and speaker to the Lalang: 6th Philippine International Literary Festival (2015). He edits the poetry section of Bannawag , the leading Ilokano magazine. BOOKS AUTHORED Voice Tape ken Dadduma Pay a Napili a Sarita (Voice Tape and Other Selected Stories). Collection of Selected Ilocano Short Stories. Saniata Publications, 2022. Villa ken Dadduma Pay a Sarita (Villa and Other Stories). Collection of Ilocano Short Stories. Saniata Publications, 2019. Panangsapul iti Puraw a Kabalio (White Horse Search). Novel. Saniata Publications, 2017. Kapessat ti Bagis (Sibling). Novel. Saniata Publications, 2016. Panangaraku