hope
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Causes + Bosses
To teach is to bleed
I woke up choking on blood. I barely made it out of bed; a thick, watery clump just poured out…
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Causes + Bosses
Sanctuary on fractured floors
My teachers told us we were the “pag-asa ng bayan” (hope of the country) before we even knew how to…
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Revelations + Destinations
Someone has to build the floor first
Nobody told me that surviving could make you the villain. I found that out on my own, slowly, as you…
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Causes + Bosses
Why hope still matters to the young
I have often wondered if hope still mattered to young people when the meaning itself has become increasingly fragile. For…
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Baes + Babies
Breaking up with the dating app
Now that all my dating apps are uninstalled, I don’t have it in me to be ashamed of admitting I’ve…
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Hooks + Books
To dream in a third-world country
To dream in a third-world country is to carry a weight heavier than our bodies were built for. Our dreams…
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X+Y+Z
Where are my two lines?
I did it again. I promised myself I wouldn’t take an ovulation test. But I couldn’t stop myself. I’m more…
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X+Y+Z
Fog
Trigger warning: Mention of suicidal ideations. If you were to ask me what my greatest failure in life is, it…
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X+Y+Z
Custodian of my family’s dreams
I was five years old when my grandmother first told me to become a lawyer. At that age, the word…
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