Love in the Time of Corona by Your Yellow Dear you, I hope this is my last letter to you. I met you at a time when people don’t expect to meet someone new. I met you during the COVID-19 pandemic through an online platform. Our love story is full of highs and lows, and …
Misrouted Letter by Alex Dear Papa, You missed a lot of things, but I miss you more. I hope this letter will compensate for everything you need to know about the past years I’ve gone through. Ever since you left, we’ve struggled a lot. We lost your house, your car, your motorcycles, and your funds. …
The Inconvenience of Being a Woman by Angeline Marie C. Yambao Illustration by Paula Denise Tongol I. For freedom, independence, and equality Now, this is where the real story begins. There’s a woman named Abble, and she’s even barely legal, She’s working as a housemaid from the prosperous and stable. She never talked about her …
Paw and Pandemic By: Abby Gail Tiongson I am battling a great war in this unending solitude. Requirements are piling up like a ceiling-less tower. “Assignments mentioned you!”; once again, Teams intrudes. Do you know how much this takes a toll on my will power? I am surrounded by anxiety and fears for my future. …
Illustration by: Zamantha Guanlao By: Angeline Yambao Have you seen my son? Have you seen my beautiful boy? If you have… Please tell him, I miss him. My beloved boy, who I used to cradle within my arms and help nurture. My beautiful child; who is the splitting image of his father, who I used …
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Photo by Kevin Balisalisa To Break the Four Walls By: Nethaniah Lim and Abby Gail Tiongson Trapped in these four walls,Whilst the streets aren’t bustling,Trapped in these four walls,Clouds of dust start to form. Trapped in these four walls,I’m couched down.Trapped in these four walls,We differ. Others in an apartment,Others in a condo,Others in a …
Illustration by: Angelo Robles Puhon By: Danielle Hannah V. Aranda Have you ever mourned for millions on the other side of a TV screen? Has static ever felt like thorns coiling around your neck? I seem to have forgotten my tapestry at home She lays in wrinkles and with aged edges White, red, yellow– the …
Illustration by: Samantha Denise Torres In My Dreams By: Jaime Gabrielle In this heart of mine, I dream of something better. I dream of things that do not shatter by piteous things. In my wonderous unconsciousness, I see this world. A world that could be compared to glistening jewels, Grass as green as emeralds and …
By: Danielle Hannah V. ArandaArtwork by Samantha Denise Torres This is for you, not dedicated to the dead… where bones and flesh have met their end and degraded into dust and stone — this is yours, this is yours. Knock the ink to spread the floorboards and leave your untouched work to flicker until dimmed. This is …
By: Kamille PangantihonArtwork by Chris Harold Medina Oh, how majestic the deep blue is! Both beautiful and dangerousWith fishes swimming along with the waves And snakes hiding beneath the caves Truly, the ocean is a vast bowl of mystery But what is happening to its beauty? The heart of our planet, the giver, the protector Is now losing the colors of its home Once populated with vibrant hues of innocence,Now polluted with a man’s negligence Why do we …
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