Wak-wak (Aklan)
As I was walking home alone I saw a woman who made no sound My breath was heavy as stone When I saw her feet not touch the ground I…
Wak-wak (Cagayan de Oro)
I could feel the cold steel of the knife pressing against my skin. It started at 5:30 pm. The basketball game didn’t take too long and my mom wanted me…
Baua
I dance like clockwork. It happens every year, twice or thrice when my food is gone. Wait. You may ask what I eat? What would satisfy me if not the…
Tago-Ngirit
Why are you smiling? Think about it. Why is it that when an animal bares its teeth, it always seems threatening, yet when a person does the same action, we…
The 7 Biraddali Sisters
Everyone thinks the biraddali are myths on earth, we’re just too careful to let ourselves be seen. Except for one occasion, one time when one of us let our guard…
The Devil (The Bargainer)
Its eyes were a glistening inferno And its tongue spoke, covered with 30 pieces of silver The smoke choked my senses The smoke made me see it for what it…
Kelita’s Engkanto
She didn’t notice her bleeding feet, or the fact that she had almost been sunburned to a crisp. All she could think about was the young man walking beside her.…
Guimbangun
Sunset fell on the village of Iculengan, and she watched her child, Yadan, play through the last light of the day. He was so bright and handsome, just like his…
Tarabusaw
The Journey of Sulayman and Indarapatra part 2 The second was Tarabusaw. Nabi crawled from under the tree he was hiding. His family was dead, he was sure of hit.…
Mariang Makiling
“I want to go up the mountain!” “No, you really don’t.” “You can’t keep treating me like a child!” “I can if that’s how you’re acting.” “You still haven’t given…