'Does It Matter What the Dead Think' is a collection of 16 short stories that deals with life in the Philippines, exploring experiences and perspectives on family, identity, religious beliefs, political comments, growth and immigration.

It is a work of fiction that is based on real life situations.

Cecilia Brainard, author of 'When the Rainbow Goddess Wept' by the University of Michigan Press comments: "After reading Erwin Cabucos' work, one has a better understanding of the Filipino-Australian experience and of Filipino experience of Muslim Mindanao."

Cabucos was born and raised in the Southern Philippines and he came to Australia on a scholarship to study Communication at the University of Newcastle.

In an interview with Radio SBS, he discloses that he started writing stories when he was studying at the university.

'I was looking for a book to read and to which I could relate, but there was almost nothing," he says in an SBS Radio interview. "So I started writing my own," he adds.

His first stories found themselves a home in the pages of Filipino community newspapers in Sydney, including 'The Philippine Community Herald' and 'Bayanihan News." He kept writing and a few years later, his collection attracted interest from an independent publisher in Canberra.

His first book 'The Beach Spirit and Other Stories' was published by Ginninderra Press in 2001.

Since then his stories and his subsequent writings were anthologised in a number of journals and magazines in Australia and Asia.

'Does It Matter What the Dead Think Short Stories' is his third book.

This book will suit mature readers, and there may be scenes and themes that are not suitable for younger audiences.

It is available on Kindle as an e-book for $5.99AUD and can be purchased as a printed book for $12.99AUD through amazon.com.

Link to the book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Does-Matter-What-Dead-Think-ebook/dp/B01LL89EMY

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