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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.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
They sang the praises of the morn, How light shines and crosses the fields, Blanketing it with the golden glow, And wielding the power of hope it yields.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
Billowing towards a gaping hole,
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
"Because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." ― Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
The country’s longest-running writers workshop is now accepting submissions from promising writers who want to hone their craft and sojourn in the newly…
Rei Alba · · 2 min read
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has recognized the talent of those who walk the hallowed halls of Philippine theater.
Richbon Quevedo · · 1 min read
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…
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 10 min read
A December story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl,” following a young ice seller seeking escape, comfort, and freedom.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 5 min read
Decembers of merry have flown And have left me with but a clone Of something that I once knew But now something that paints me blue.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
Looking for Juan, a Filipino for-purpose brand, has launched Sulat Habang Buhay, a meaningful collaboration with media professional Noel Ferrer and illustrator…
DT · · 2 min read
I am afraid that I cannot write A happy story⸺imbued with light. For even when I write about the stars, My words find themselves within the scars Of rivers of…
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
This creative nonfiction essay was a requirement for my Editing Class as a Literature student at De La Salle University. Contains sensitive themes. Reader…
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 5 min read
Should tonight be my last night, I want to leave you this: Know there's nothing else You could've done. There are no more clues You might have missed.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
Through the trees and through the rain, I run from time unfolding in vain. Eager to escape the hold of the past, And jump to the embrace of the future at last.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 1 min read
As far as I’m concerned, the first man and woman aren’t named Adam and Eve. No — they go by Mother and Father.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 4 min read
Isang koleksyon ng limang tula na tumatalakay sa pananampalataya, kaligtasan, at pagsumpa.
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 4 min read
I've read a lot of books ever since I was old enough to know how, and like Chimamanda Adichie, I noticed that the stories I've read were about foreign…
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 5 min read
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…
Amelia Clarissa de Luna Monasterial · · 3 min read
