To Do in California
Illustration by Philip Manghihilot These hands are not mine I borrow them from Moments the ground stops Shaking loose my tendons And the lace I weave Into my skin But when my knees succumb...
Category: Literary
Ang Pagbalhin ni Cris
Illustration by Eduard Jude Jamolin “Mohawa na gyod ka?” nangutana ko ni Cris. “Di matabang, bay, oy. Kasabot man ko nga mahal gyod dinhi, pero sobra ra pud nga hapit gidoble ang ilang ate...
When the World Burns
Illustration by Phoemela Delos Santos Some men just want to watch the world burn. I wasn’t one of them, however. And yet, as I stood there watching the tiny flashes in the darkness, I...
All Grownups Were Children Once…
Illustration by Philip Luke Manghihilot “…but most of them have forgotten.” —Antoine de Saint Exupéry “The youth is the hope of our future.” —Jose Rizal “Every single minute matters. Every single child matters. Every...
Mother Had a Gun
Photo by Garel Sison I heard a pistol shot from nowhere Then along came the alarm The pistol isn’t heard by anyone Then I see the ocean rising gently The water isn’t cerulean nor...
House of God
Illustration by Eduard Jude Jamolin “I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any other gods before Me.” It was one silent night in May of 2015. In the back of the...
You’re a Peach
Illustration by Monna Lou Maldo I never really talked to him about anything else except the weather, projects or homework, or whether he’s going to drink tonight or not. Today, perhaps not. He took...
