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The title is an apt metaphor for the anthology’s stylistic dynamism and thematic breadth.
Seasoned fictionists declare "we still can" in Ragasa, an anthology spanning four decades of championing Filipino short story writing, proof that these writers continue to wield their pens with vigor and creativity.True to its title, the word "ragasa" (a swift, powerful ...
Historical fiction offers a powerful lens to understand our world and ourselves.
Multiple studies suggest that reading fiction boosts empathy by helping us imagine the lives of others. It allows us to see the world through different perspectives shaped by time, class, geography, and struggle. Historical fiction, in particular, offers a powerful lens through ...
Time to update that reading list.
We're decolonizing reading lists with titles penned by some of the most exciting Filipino authors here and abroad right now. From poetry, short stories, and essay collections to memoirs, comics, and novels, these works have been some of our favorite reads ...
“An act that horrible leaves a deep wound on the world.” “And we picked at it.”
Esquire Collective is a space that celebrates Filipino writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, and more. Send your works to [email protected]. The rape bed was having its sheets changed.I struggled to think of it as anything else, even though I ...
P20 books, free entrance, and more.
Bookworms everywhere have been waiting since news broke in May 2022 that the biggest book sale, Big Bad Wolf, is finally making an IRL comeback. So we're sure you already know the big details: From June 23 until July 3, Pasay ...
“Eden,” the professor sternly said, “Calm down.” Eden’s words began warbling. “My death wasn’t an accident."
Esquire Collective is a space that celebrates Filipino writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, and more. Send your works to [email protected]. Summer, year 2032. Amid the eerie hum of an ancestral house built along the fringes of Batangas, a man's ...
The first entry of Esquire Collective, a space that celebrates contributions from filmmakers, writers, poets, artists, and more.
Esquire Collective is a space that celebrates Filipino writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, and more. Send your works to [email protected]. Jun and Kiko had quickly declared themselves best friends. They had met in their afterschool game group, which really was ...
In the third anthology of Growing Up Filipino, 25 Filipino authors explore youth, love, family, and heartache. From Yvette Fernandez, we present a tale of death and life from the eyes of innocents.
The cousins were all asleep when the call came in, its ringer piercing the early morning quiet. Eloise let it ring a few more times before finally opening her eyes and reaching over for the avocado green phone on Mama's night ...
Time to update that reading list.
Decolonizing reading lists with titles penned by some of the most exciting Filipino authors here and abroad right now. From poetry, short stories, and essay collections to memoirs, comics, and novels, these works have been some of our favorite reads from the ...
Can our national hero actually be a serial killer?
It's always fun to imagine alternate history scenarios, especially when they involve well-known personalities. There are tons associated with Dr. Jose Rizal (was he really the father of Adolf Hitler?!), but an interesting one has our national hero and Jack ...
Historian Ambeth Ocampo says Rizal would be a foodie, too.
If Jose Rizal were alive today, what would he have been up to in these uncertain times?In an entertaining video released this week, Alon Philippines asked historian Ambeth Ocampo, "What if Jose Rizal were alive in lockdown 2020?"READ MORE ABOUT ...
The author dedicates the short story to "the memory of Kian, Emmanuel, Myca, Kim, and countless others, and their nameless constellations in the gloaming."
Richie stood by the water's edge, and took off his mask at the foot of the crimson bridge marking the halfway point of their escape. The little Lumad girl was still asleep, cooled with the half-rolled down window, hidden in ...
News clippings of the account were even found in Nabokov’s journal.
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was a short story-turned-novel, which was published for the first time in 1955. The controversial book has been deemed a classic until today, despite many other tomes that have been published since then. Bookworm or not, ...
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