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“Spotlight… dazzle… applause! Be entertained!” His charisma is burning brightly, radiating feverishly. It is as if the audience is caught on fire; gleeful faces shouting his name; wonderful praises all being thrown to him from left to right. He…
nagising ako na naghihikahos kuko’y nakayukom sa kamao hanggang ngayo’y tila musmos tumatangis sa nginig ng buto ultimo sa kinalakihan ay nakagapos tinuturing nilang bayolenteng lobo panaho’y lumipas bago namulat kulungan pala’y hindi nakasarado malaya ako sa sarili…
Nandiyan na sila. Takbo. Huwag na subukan pang lumingon. TAKBO! *** Malalim na ang gabi nang umuwi ako galing sa trabaho. Habang naglalakad, sari-saring bagay ang sumagi sa aking isipan. Siguro kung mayaman lang ako, nabawasan na ng siyamnaput-siyam ang…
Maga-alas dose na ng gabi nang ako’y makarating sa bahay. Gaya ng dating gawi, nakapatay na ang mga ilaw. Agad kong naamoy ang katol mula sa aming silid na laging sinisindihan ni misis bago kami matulog. Nakangiti akong pumasok, umaasang…
The professor’s ramblings of mathematical equations are getting more monotonous by the minute. From the corner of my eye, I can see two of my friends—Jamie, swaying her body as she struggled to keep her eyes open, with Betty, as…
Art by Shakira Mae Austero I walked by the shore to get closer to the sea, to wash my feet of all the bleeding wounds from the scattered shards on the way here. My feet clad in naivety and vulnerability,…
Art by Chandler Belaro The night was cold and starless. Still, it was bright with just the city lights and the faint light of the moon. My bare feet touched the cold rail of the balcony. If people looked up…
20 His classmates and friends had a lot of speculations on why he suddenly quit college. Some of them said it was because he got his girlfriend pregnant or that he couldn’t handle the pressure anymore, while others spread rumors…
Art by Rachel Facultad (contributor) “Your nape looks sexy,” he said. So you ripped some cloth from a pile of unwashed clothes, and patched it to the back of your neck. “Your hair is so long,” he said as he…