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Tagalog literature

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  1. 'The Story of Christmas'

    'The Story of Christmas'

    First published in 1916, “The Story of Christmas” by Nora A. Smith appeared in Phebe A. Curtiss’ compilation Christmas Stories and Legends. It is in the public…

    5 MIN READ

  3. 'A Kidnapped Santa Claus'

    'A Kidnapped Santa Claus'

    Originally published in 1904, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum is in the public domain. Daily Tribune republishes the short story in full for its…

    14 MIN READ

  5. 'Li[eb]chen'

    'Li[eb]chen'

    ‘Li[eb]chen’ explores love as a force that thrives in decay, endures through destruction, and transforms pain into beauty.

    1 MIN READ

  6. 'What is Christmas to the unseen?'

    'What is Christmas to the unseen?'

    An essay on poverty, faith, and invisibility during Christmas, questioning charity, belief, and the moral responsibility of seeing the unseen.

    2 MIN READ

  7. 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'

    'A Visit from St. Nicholas'

    First published in 1823, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore is in the public domain. Daily Tribune republishes the short story in full for its…

    2 MIN READ

  8. 'The Gift of the Magi'

    '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…

    8 MIN READ

  9. 'Routine'

    'Routine'

    Miss Eleanora guides her ballerinas while silently navigating the heartbreak of her accident, imagining her body dancing in the mirrors.

    1 MIN READ

  10. 'The beauty of the night'

    'The beauty of the night'

    Explore the night’s embrace in this evocative poem where darkness reveals freedom, imagination, and hidden possibilities.

    1 MIN READ

  12. 'Needle and thread'

    'Needle and thread'

    "Because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." ― Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

    1 MIN READ

  13. 'A Christmas Wish'

    'A Christmas Wish'

    A touching Christmas story about Noel, an orphan who finds unexpected kindness, a small mouse-shaped bread, and a quiet wish for a mother.

    10 MIN READ

  14. 'The Little Ice Boy'

    'The Little Ice Boy'

    A December story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl,” following a young ice seller seeking escape, comfort, and freedom.

    5 MIN READ

  15. 'Decembers'

    'Decembers'

    A reflective poem exploring memory, melancholy, and the cycle of longing as each December arrives and fades.

    1 MIN READ

  17. 'Parapraxis'

    'Parapraxis'

    “Parapraxis” explores the struggle between creating light and confronting the darkness within, weaving imagery of art, prose, and self-reflection.

    1 MIN READ

  18. 'The runner's dance'

    'The runner's dance'

    This creative nonfiction essay was a requirement for my Editing Class as a Literature student at De La Salle University. Contains sensitive themes. Reader…

    5 MIN READ