Mikel YuntaIntroThis is a short novel about US Marines in the aftermath of the Second Battle of Fallujah, and about the Palo religion.1 min read·Feb 27, 2021--1--1
Mikel Yunta1To all who shall see these presents, yo digo nsala malekun Kongo, malekun va kuenda nsala. Abrikuto warindinga, ‘cucha cuento que yo emboa.3 min read·Feb 27, 2021----
Mikel Yunta2To snatch an nfumbe from the Just Beyond and stickum in a cauldron you need something deeply personal to them, like bones. The very marrow…2 min read·Feb 26, 2021----
Mikel Yunta3When the Second Battle of Fallujah was over the civilians trickled back in from the desert country and found their homes like beehives…4 min read·Feb 26, 2021----
Mikel Yunta4Around early February of ’05 we started seeing the first private military patrols. Outfits like Triple Canopy and Blackwater had guys…3 min read·Feb 26, 2021----
Mikel Yunta5After our shift ended the sun went down and the muezzin started calling Allah hu-akbar, all the chants overlapping and syncopating with…3 min read·Feb 24, 2021----
Mikel Yunta6The next three months were maybe the happiest of our lives. The insurgency was still inactive in the city after we crushed them in the…4 min read·Feb 24, 2021----
Mikel Yunta8In the cueva nganga we had to do a ton of religious work. We also had to do a bunch of annoying red tape shit like calling the brass in…5 min read·Feb 23, 2021----
Mikel Yunta9To find the sniper we decided to grease the mini-economy of Downtown Fallujah. All those merchants and haji civilians were harboring him…2 min read·Feb 23, 2021----