growing up
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Hooks + Books
Years I lost in the haze
It was in 2021 when I first learned how to write. My mama prepared a table in our small garden,…
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Revelations + Destinations
Indelible ink
When I was still in elementary school, I would always look forward to the election season. I treated it like…
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Revelations + Destinations
When did we lose our humanity?
Like most people, I use social media as a form of escape—scrolling through an endless stream of funny memes and…
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Revelations + Destinations
Fifteen, eighteen, twenty-one
I once was certain of what lay ahead, even when it was still settled within the vast plane of the…
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Revelations + Destinations
Little monster, big ocean
I would rather be a small fish in the ocean, than a big one in a tank. Yes, not just…
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X+Y+Z
A hint of nostalgia
They say the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. This quote does not only apply to…
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X+Y+Z
Finding father
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 22, 2010. In the awkward summer before high school,…
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Revelations + Destinations
‘Twenteen’
LAST MARCH 9, I turned 20 and I’m intimidated by the change of syllable at the end of my age,…
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Revelations + Destinations
‘Pahintulot’
I’ve always been drawn to the word “pahintulot,” a beautiful Filipino term that stands for asking for permission or consent.…
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