Time machine in my camera roll
There were moments in my life when I wished that I could travel back in time. I have always pondered...
A bicycle and a lie
Unlike others, I entered college without the dream of finishing it. I said to myself that I just wanted to...
Learning history from my English teacher
Growing up, English and history were my favorite subjects. But when classrooms were reduced to teachers’ parroted instructions and students...
The pressure to overachieve
The price at which you acquire something determines its monetary value in pesos; however, particularly as a student, how do...
Tick-tock
By the year 2000, I would be Mrs. X. I would be a mom. I would be an influential, powerful,...
Just a bubble
Suppression: the presence of such a thing, especially in art, has long been a source of untruthful expression, an authentic...
The length of a story
''How long should a story be?'' That was the question I asked NVM Gonzalez long ago in a private moment...
Why do I write?
I grew up being fond of and surrounded by people. I was not the type of kid who would sneak...
People pleaser who can’t please
I’ve always thought of myself as a writer. Days and months went by, and reading other people’s works made me...
The law that saved my life
It was 2018, my last year in senior high school, and the time I applied for universities. I vividly remember...
