Unbearable
Illustration by Zach Borromeo It was 7:16 p.m. I was drunk and exhausted. I couldn’t stop crying. I felt the Earth’s weight on my body; blood was trickling down my shoulders. I cried for help....
Category: Literary
That’s What You Think
Illustration by Xene Cabahug You hear that same something under your bed but ignore the signs that you might be living in a scary story. Things aren’t really what they seem, right? The...
Pagkaun sa Ulod
Illustration by Geralden Morre Ang hilak sa akong mama nilanog sa among gamay nga payag tungod sa mga pulong nga nigawas sa baba sa akong lola, samtang naggunit siya sa papel nga naa’y tatak...
A Monster’s Nightmare
Illustration by Shari LLamis Hush. Did you hear that? Perhaps it’s the squirm of a feline’s rat, But it’s scratching. No, loudly banging. Who am I kidding? Every single soul is resting....
Knock knock
Illustration by Mar Eway You are shaken out of your stupor as you heard two knocks on the door. Knock knock. You check your phone for the time, and it is 3 AM.“Who...
Playground
Illustration by Geralden Morre This playground was my happy place. Swinging to-and-fro with my favorite swing, Never did I miss a single thing. This playground was my happy place. Running around with...
The Monster’s Ballad
Illustration by Mar Eway Draw the blood from sickle’s tip Let it trickle to my lips Suckle sweetest ruby streams Find me in your darkest dreams Wrapped and bathed in salt and...
The Room Called Unknown
Illustration by Mar Eway Into a dark room, she goes To that place of old of which no one knows Steady are her footsteps, regular is her breathing But the shake of her...
Deja-Voodoo
Illustration by Justine Bacareza I dreamed of something unusual A feeling that becomes so fatal As if I was brought to the asylum Where insanity has its momentum I woke up and it...
Maligayang Kaarawan
Illustration by Ramon Kristoffer Tiu “Pagod na ako, ‘nak. Gusto ko nang magpahinga” araw-araw, gabi-gabi, nakakawala na ng gana Ito ang parati kong naririnig nung bata pa ako “Gagawan ko ng paraan...
