'The Gift of the Magi'
First published in 1905, “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is in the public domain. Daily Tribune republishes the short story in full for its Christmas…
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First published in 1905, “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is in the public domain. Daily Tribune republishes the short story in full for its Christmas…
· 8 min read
Miss Eleanora moves quietly around the room. "Okay, now plié. Keep your back straight. Watch your turnout. Arms above the head, and straighten," she instructs.
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‘I always write to process the next big question,’ author R.F. Kuang said.
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Before her maiden concert, Ruth went to a church, not to pray, just to gaze at the image of Jesus on the cross.
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The orphanage was old, far older than the name of the street it stood on. The years had seen countless children within its walls. Some were adopted by loving…
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A December story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl,” following a young ice seller seeking escape, comfort, and freedom.
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Filipino author and advocate Dean Francis Alfar believes it’s time the country caught up to the imaginative worlds its writers have long been envisioning.
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A woman stands alone at the bus stop. Back slightly crooked, but chin still up high. Strands of silver weave through her dark hair, and her skin catches…
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How do you measure the life of a woman or a man? In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried. In bridges he burned, or the way that she died. ⸺ Rent
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‘When he refused to conform to the Wharton boys, he was thrown out, much like Jesus came to His own and His own knew Him not.’
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The passing of a significant moment does not yield to the limitations of time. It stretches infinitely. It stays, just long enough for the eye to savour it; to…
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“They should invent a way to save your mother.” “They should invent a mother who wants to be saved.”
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When most people think of The Phantom of the Opera , they picture a lonely man behind a half-mask, haunting the Paris Opera House with tragic longing — a…
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'Smoke and Salvation' is a short story that won third place in the 2024 F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Awards in the English category.
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As for legacy? Hong smiles softly. ‘I think I’m still searching for that,’ he says. ‘Maybe when I look back someday, I’ll find out what I wanted to leave…
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This piece is a work of fiction. However, if you are a spiritualist or you believe in the paranormal, the occult, or the demonic, please do not do this ritual.…
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The Philippine music industry mourns the passing of Louie Reyes, one of its most distinguished voices and a beloved pillar of Original Pilipino Music (OPM).…
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“Beyond doubt the work of a powerful writer. Can make male writers red with envy in conveying the power of sex and loss.” —Timothy Montes. This story contains…
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