by Hugh Aaron ONE would think we were a couple of returning heroes. “Americanos, Americanos,” the naked children shouted, zigzagging like circus clowns in mad circles around us as Billiard Ball and I ambled abreast down the beaten path through the shade of the green canopy. Heavy duffel bags hanging from our shoulders were laden …
by Maria Aleah G. Taboclaon THE elves came to stay with us when I was nine. They were noisy creatures and we would hear them stomping on an old crib on the ceiling. We heard them from morning till night. They kept us awake at night. One night, when it was particularly unbearable, Papa mustered …
by H.O. Santos BY the time I got to Bora Bora I wasn’t shy anymore about asking strangers for favors. I always offered something in return and almost everyone seemed to appreciate that although I knew they mostly didn’t need what I had to offer. Like yesterday. I spent a wonderful day on Motu Moute …
Itago nyo na lang ako sa pangalang “Boyet”, tubong Bicol at kasalukuyang nag-aaral sa isang tanyag na unibersidad dito sa Maynila, 2nd year sa kursong Mechanical Engineering. Ang kwentong aking ilalathala ay hango sa aking tunay na karanasan. Matapos kong mag-graduate ng High School napagpasyahan ng aking mga magulang na ipadala ako sa Maynila upang …
ni Supertoyantz “Eyron! Nakaluto na ako, pakainin mo na yan si Pia. ” tawag ni Inay mula sa labas ng kwarto. Napadilat ako ng mga mata at muntik ng mapabalikwas. “S-sige Nay. B-bababa na kami. ” medyo paos kong sagot. Di na ako nakarinig ng tugon sa kanya. Marahil ay bumaba na ito para maghain. …
by ppinoy (A reader asked me to put her experience in story form, so after several interview sessions I finally got the gist of her story, and with a few embellishments here it is. Names have been modified as per her request. She hopes you enjoy reading it as much as she did. – author) …
By Percival Campoamor Cruz 1. He came to interview the self-proclaimed restorer of lost libido, this bespectacled young man who just got a writing job for an Asian newspaper. Madam Yin had earlier talked to his publisher for an advertising deal. She was offered an editorial write-up, gratis. She was no doctor nor psychiatrist. She …
by Bienvenido N. Santos AS soon as Fil woke up, he noticed a whiteness outside, quite unusual for the November mornings they had been having. That fall, Chicago was sandman’s town, sleepy valley, drowsy gray, slumberous mistiness from sunup till noon when the clouds drifted away in cauliflower clusters and suddenly it was evening. The …
“Tangna talaga, kung di lang masamang gumulpi ng bata!.” mahina kong sabi. Halos araw araw na nagrerent ang damuhong to. Napailing na lang ako sa kakulitan nya. Tinuloy ko na ang pag lalaro ko ng tetris. Nakapwesto ako sa server. Ako ang nakatokang bantay tuwing gabi. Family business namin ang computer shop na ito. Nuong …
ni El Nunal It’s been 3 months, na kahit hi or hello mula kay Jamaica ay wala akong natatangap, kahit email wala. It’s been 3 months na din since huli kaming magkita ni Janette, she never shows up what happened sa amin. I had no idea kung ano nang balita kay Jamaica. I always make …
ni El Nunal Pagpasok ko nang banyo, she was there, taking a shower, then nilapag ko din yung phone ko kung nasaan yung phone niya, nakapatong to sa may maliit na lagayan nang mga shampoo at sabon. I joined her in sa shower and we continue what we are doing outside. I kissed her again …
by Third Dear Father, (I use the word “dear” loosely, for I cannot really say that you are dear to me.) Twenty-four years ago, you brought me into this world; a bouncing, crying baby with soft down on her head and a cheery disposition. I remember how you looked at me then – so full …