Desert Wings
Photo by Wednesday Dawn Abelgas Not all endings begin again with a happy note. As for me, Jen Gables, the moment that my family and I got rejected by “The Oasis”, the only sanctuary...
Category: Literary
Thirty to Midnight
Illustration by Jan Joshua Velasco “I’m tired,” Sixteen said, reclining back on her purple velvet couch, “but I had a good run. No one can take that away from me.” She gestured over at...
Ashes in the New Year
Illustration by RK Tiu Ten seconds from now, the ashes fall. Eight seconds more. It is so in this world. All things ephemeral, all things doomed. From nothingness to nothingness, both an eternity...
The True Spirit of Christmas
Photo by Christen Cacanog December 24th You wake up sulking. Your usual tranquil mood has been replaced with total agitation. I could see it. Nobody else does though. Not even dad who is still...
Unwrapping the Winter Celebration
Illustration by Jan Joshua Velasco Winter solstice strikes again, and the usual lingering spirit of Christmas roams around after a one whole year of deep slumber. Few months back, ber-months have started as lanterns...
How the Donald Saved Christmas
Photo by Carmelle Gacasan The Donald perched himself in his penthouse on Fifth Avenue, watching the city light up as the sun came down. It had been a busy year for him —...
Miracle on Junquera Street
Photo by Seph Tan A mix of smoke and snow swirls in the air between the mirror and her face as she tries to cover up her in-born mistakes with baby powder. She makes...
