Death by Drowning: a prayer
Photo by Kae Catalan Photo Manipulation by Erica Nicole Jabel I run my fingers through the coarseness of his scars, skin thickened after a softening by blood, by metal, by rust, by the narrow...
USC Marks Calendar Shift for 2018
In a recent meeting with the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA), USC’s administration has decided to make a shift in its academic calendar, following other local universities such as UP and La Salle...
And a Desert Swallows a Boy
Photo by Angelo Nico Daroy It’s not hard to be a child on Christmas day, I tell him. It shouldn’t have to be. He looked at me, gaze as empty as the...
Some Addicts Die a Saint
Illustration by RK Tiu The way I write down things I believe to be holy, you’d think I’ve somehow seen god after swallowing enough of what I swallow — for a lifetime, for less,...
When Mark Came Out Healthy
Illustrated by Eduard Jude Jamolin Today was a good day. I woke up at seven o’clock sharp, beating the alarm clock on my desk by 30 minutes and the one in my head...
