If you and I Were book characters. People would fall in love With us. With every page, They would smile and laugh. They'd get angry with our fights. With every flip of a paper, And with every time We stopped and resumed talking, They would anxiously read more To see what would happen next. And... Continue Reading →
Like any normal family, we were in the kitchen helping Mom prepare dinner. I was making salad, my younger brother was placing the plates on the table, and Mom was bringing the food out of the oven. Dad was watching TV after a tiring day at work. It was basically our recent daily routine. Same... Continue Reading →
The sun was setting while I was sipping my ice tea on that rooftop restaurant. My friend was taking pictures of the setting sun minutes before it disappeared and before we became the dark side of the earth. She turned her phone to me and said, “Smile.” And that’s what I did. She enjoyed taking... Continue Reading →
In February last year (2021), days before my birthday, I finished writing the first draft of my first novel. To be honest, I still haven't given the novel a title 😅 and I have a long way before publishing it. And now I have decided to share a couple of paragraphs here. Enjoy reading! Mr.... Continue Reading →
This is the prompt that has inspired me to write this piece: “You get a phone call from a wrong number, but instead of it ending there, you two begin exchanging messages late at night while the rest of the world sleeps." My friends have also written their own versions of the story. I'll share... Continue Reading →
My brother knocked on my bedroom door two times and I woke up right away. Because my car wasn’t working that morning, he had to be my driver for that day. First, he had to drive me to work and after work I was supposed to be at my friend’s wedding. I couldn’t get a... Continue Reading →
Am I being brainwashed? Are they getting under my skin? Poisoning my thoughts With what they've lived by for years? It is like The things I thought were important No longer mean anything The dreams that I once dreamed Are fading away The life I envisioned Doesn't seem like what I want now It's like... Continue Reading →
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