Thou shalt not envy
It was a rainy Tuesday morning; I was on my way to work while listening to Spotify when…
Markings on the door
Early in the summer of 1999, a cousin who was living in Albay told me he was getting married.
Theory of relevance
It is 1 a.m. Everyone I know is sleeping, and here I am, fresh from what I had planned as a nap that turned into full sleep, and just about to start with my schoolwork.
My UP obsession
The year was 2019. I was about to leave my mom’s workplace when I saw posts from students…
Cigarette memories
The irony of modern transportation has trapped me in the middle of the sea in this slow-moving, fossil-powered…
Dying embers
“Did the burning hope within me die off?” was the question that came to mind as my blood…
One of the boys
I have always hated the fact that I was born a girl, a member of what our patriarchal society considers to be the weaker sex.
‘Adulting’ hard, right
More than any other occasion we Filipinos are known to celebrate, I think most fondly of graduation.
Secret Sunday
A few weeks ago, Mama sent a message request on my Instagram account. I never got to open…