Young Underpaid Professionals

So you think you can write?

Do you have notebooks (word documents, sketchpads, notepads) filled with stories, escapist escapades to other worlds and other realities? Well, I’m looking at you, Bub. The Antithesis Collective Publishing Co. is still on the lookout for kickass manuscripts and short stories for inclusion in its first...

To Which Devices Have You Descended?

I made a mistake once that I will never forget. Not only did I end up with the wrong person, I BECAME someone I never thought I’d become – insular, self-centered and, worst of all, initially blind to these flaws. No need to bother you with too many of the gory details (this is not a tabloid...

Natanga lang – The Memory Gap Special

So much of the stories you could get from a failed 4-year relationship are ugly, a little twisted and ultimately, sad. But sob stories are a dime a dozen nowadays, which is why once in a while it’s nice to have a break from all the drama and tell a nice story - albeit, culled from said failed relationship. In...

Ang Alamat ng Misery Day

Ang Alamat ng Misery Day [Written by Rio Siochi and Lei Velasco] May ikukwento ako, pero atin-atin lang ‘to ha? Nung unang panahon (2008), in a land far, far away (Makati), may magkaibigang itatago natin sa mga pangalang *ahem, ubo-ubo* Rosario at Lareina. Si Rosario ay isang manunulat, writer...

Fill in the blanks: His and Her Stories

His and Hers Part 1 Girl’s POV: Girl and guy are exchanging friendly text messages, talking about how their days are going, and what’s going to happen the next day during classes. They talk about unimportant things. Guy then tells girl that he’s exhausted after having attended his cadet...

Flash! Fiction

by Rica So I entered this Flash Fiction contest hosted by Jayvee Fernandez with two very clear intentions: one, I want that pretty, shiny, shimmering, splendid Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type phone, and two, winning this contest is a more concrete validation of my skills as a writer. What am I to do with...

Stories in 150 words or less: convos, status...

First, let me start this scalding Thursday post with an early morning convo; one of those typical exchanges I have with Rica once in a while: Rio: parang may kilala akong ganyan kadense Rio: hahaha Rica: ULUPONG Rio: hindi ikaw UNGAS Rica: ah buti Rica: akala ko ako na naman Rica: not everything...

Stories in 150 words or less: random thoughts...

It has become a habit for me and Rio to jot down random thoughts that show either how cool our thought processes can be or just how lame we really are underneath our well-guarded facades (Usually, it’s the latter.). The Overlord has permitted joined us in this week’s compilation of random thoughts...

Stories in 150 words or less: random thoughts

Thoughts are pretty much like falling stars; they occur almost always randomly, they are there then they aren't, and most people think there is some measure of wonder in them. The fleetingness of random thoughts is where its magic holds, I think, and for that reason Rica and I have resolved to record...

noose

i never really knew her. she was just one of my many faceless classmates. all of our conversations were limited to heys and nods, except for that one time when i stayed in school to work on something for design class long after everybody else went home. she was a member of the volleyball varsity....

Cotton Candy Clouds and Orange-Flavored Skies

FICTION Posted by Mai It was a dream, but it didn't feel like a dream. She found herself walking a path that seemed like it stretched out to forever, but didn't feel like forever, yet it promised forever; the candy-clouds of the sky and the emerald blades of grass softening the edges of the gravel...

The Famous Writer (Part Three of Three)

FICTION by Rica Book signing. Queue. Bookworms with my work in hand. One smiling face approached me. "You always sign with a red marker." "It's my lucky charm." I wink. Besides, it's easier to refill with red "ink". "Oh, it dries out easily." I take a snapshot of him beaming; he smiles even wider. I...