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Tahimik. Iyan ang kalagayan ng kanilang tahanan ngayon. Kung ikukumpara sa ibang bahay—punô ng dekorasyon, umaapaw sa liwanag, at umaalingawngaw ang tawanan—parang mahirap paniwalaang sasapit na ang Pasko. Isang buntong hininga ang kumawala sa labi ni Miracle. “Nauna lang naman…
Extinction (noun) Ex-tinc-tion A situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, or a species ceases to exist. This very event is what history and nature have demonstrated to both humans and animals time after time. No…
October was just another month passing: scorching afternoons, no grand promises for anyone to await—just another stretch of time before the long-awaited Christmas holidays. Nobody focuses on it. This time around, however, one viral video ensured that everyone would remember…
Walang buwan. Ang gabi’y tila telang itim na nakayakap sa lungsod—walang sinag, walang buhay. Ngunit buhay ang dilim, humihinga sa bawat kalye, gusali, at bintana. Sa pusod nito, may mga nagbabantay: mga mata ng nakaraan, handang humatol. Ang hangin ay…
“Shit, it’s almost 10 PM already,” you whispered in frustration as your blaring alarm went off. You set it not to remind yourself to go home, but to warn you that the deadline is closing in, and that no grace…
Bleak is the future that looms over the earth. Trumpets rage and sirens screech, yet we are too busy reveling in the deafening monotony of compliance and complacency. Those who sit on golden thrones demand blind obedience, and who are…
The first time Kate saw it was on a sunny June afternoon. She ascended the ten-step staircase to her room, ears burning red from her mother’s relentless criticism of her “reckless behavior,” yet the wooden floorboards barely creaked under the…
Each day blends into the next; a never-ending cycle of deadlines and quiet resignation to the system when survival means two steps away from one’s purpose. What are dreams if not a fool’s currency when a paycheck is what keeps…
Originally published in Heraldo Filipino Volume 38, Double Issue On the 3rd of November, Xander’s chest pounded like tomorrow did not exist. As he stood before the cafe’s pane of glass, he gazed upon his own reflection—a series of…
Originally published in Heraldo Filipino Volume 38, Double Issue In a distant desert above the Middle Seas stood a godly town bounded by giant walls. It braved the sands alone; to anywhere the eyes would wander atop the village…