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I remember the first time I learned that happiness never comes alone. I was still young, still believing that smiles were endings and not pauses. Back then, I thought being happy meant you had finally arrived—that once…
John Benedict N. Banday · Mar 27, 2026
If ‘us’ was an imminent sin, I would crucify myself for you.
Aloid T. Rivero · Mar 24, 2026
lacy, have I ever told you that your skin is like puff pastry? pale and pretty, though my envy is more ghostly I want to eat that skin of yours and live as you instead; is it sweeter out there? or just as salty as…
Denisse Castro (Praesepe) · Mar 24, 2026
Ganito kasi ang kuwento namin; sa tahanan, si Mama ay nakakapagbigay ilaw sa loob, at si Papa naman ay nakakapag-ibang wangis bilang isang haligi. Bukod pa diyan, lalo pang mas malakas ang mga kapatid ko. Si Kuya—ang…
Basul · Mar 24, 2026
The tricksters walked across the stage where applause echoed as if they had broken a sweat, bled from the freight of expectancy, or grown restless fulfilling the lined-up tasks etched into countless pages. The…
Jean S. Cais · Mar 23, 2026
New year, new tyrant! One that seeks good. If "good" can be translated into "oil."
Bulag na Labi · Mar 23, 2026
Women'S Month Special
Sympathy is a cheap luxury; it is the easy fruit of power. You feel sympathy for the elderly couple scavenging in the neon shadows of a convenience store, or for the children swatting flies in the sweltering corners of…
Zen · Mar 23, 2026
During my term, people said they were proud of us.
Kyriel Yu · Mar 23, 2026
Women'S Month Special
The world tells her to stay small. She refuses.
Roxxie Tabile · Mar 21, 2026
If my family’s in a war, I would be the only one to survive, not because they were weak, but because they were too reliant to even hold their own weapons.
Aloid T. Rivero · Mar 20, 2026
6th of October, 2023 Today was a blast! School was fun! My friends helped me throughout the day and even played with me! Coming home, the house smelled like a celebration of so many flavors. My Mommy made my favorite…
Herwin Magbuo · Mar 15, 2026
Kahit makailang ayuda pa 'yan, mananatili pa rin na ganiyan. Marami nang programa ang isinulong, ngunit siksikan pa rin sa iskinita ang mga pamilyang sampu ang miyembro. Isa na 'yang TUPAD na 'yan—ewan ko lang, pero…
Jannah Jamila L. Dang-awan · Mar 15, 2026
Hindi ako naging muse sa likod ng iyong mga litrato—nandoon lamang sa gilid ang aking anino, tahimik na naghinihintay ng himalang may tatawag sa aking pangalan. Tila nakangiti ang langit tuwing sumisikat ang araw at…
Kyla D. Feliciano · Mar 15, 2026
Ang mga luha ko ay bakas ng aking kalungkutan. Kailanman ay hindi ako naging mahina dahil lang umiiyak ako. Ito lamang ang paraan ko upang ilabas ang kalungkutan na patuloy na nakakulong sa aking puso. Ang mga luhang…
Angelo Masagnay · Mar 12, 2026
Women'S Month Special
Sa pagitan ng kalsada, rinig ko na ang kalansing ng mga barya at boses ni lola na tila isang trumpeta: "Pasko na!" hudyat na isa na namang kasiyahan ang muling kinulayan. Ramdam ko na rin ang malamig na hangin sa ere…
Alintaboy · Mar 8, 2026
Sa murang edad, natuto akong mag-balatkayo sa pagkakakilanlan ko. Itinago sa aparador ang katotohanan, dulot na rin sa takot na ako ay maging katatawanan o maging kapahamakan.
Trisha Jane Estoconing · Mar 7, 2026
Dreamwalkers, children of the night and the ones who abode themselves in dreams. Blessed with the power to follow a path into many universes and timelines through their dreams by the use of their consciousness. Their…
Amnis de Ira · Mar 7, 2026
The classroom is like a house that sits after a fire, walls intact, windows unbroken, but something essential reduced to ash. The light still comes in through the same tall panes. The chalk still dusts the air. Pages…
John Arnold Cruzado · Mar 6, 2026
The sky was shrouded in dark clouds today, mirroring the tears I felt inside. I met my younger self in a coffee shop. It was her favorite coffee shop. She was wearing a blue ID lace, a uniform, black shoes, and a small…
Kyla D. Feliciano · Mar 5, 2026
Ten o’ clock at night, and my heart still longs for something.
Jel, Ryuchin · Mar 5, 2026
It’s easy to say I’m a feminist. It’s easier, sometimes, than being a daughter who pays attention.
Zen Villanueva · Mar 3, 2026
When night quietly arrives, There is nothing I long for more than your sweetest smile. The kind that used to feel like home— And the warmth of your presence wrapped in love.
Deiyá · Mar 2, 2026
I existed first, carrying the malison that disguised as glory. I smiled the brightest only to be crushed by the weight I was never meant to carry. Solace is nothing but a phantasm of my own making. It is a dream I…
Jean S. Cais · Feb 28, 2026
Dalawang oras na ’kong nakaupo, Tulala sa ilalim ng papunding ilaw, Nakikinig sa tikatik ng orasan Na animo ako’y inuusig. Ngunit hanggang ngayon— Blangko pa rin ang papel sa mesa.
Ed Almasco · Feb 28, 2026
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