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Symphony by Tessa Lim
A personal essay that celebrates music and the community behind the author’s creative journey.
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Tessa
The Place of the Setting Sun by Dihya Ammar
A short story that maps the difficult path of loving a parent that hurts you, taking one’s leave, and breaking that cycle of pain.
Disembodied, or The Manananggal as Eldest Daughter by Selya
A poem that places a ghoul, the feared manananggal, in our daily lives.
The Mermaid’s Choice by Keira Viresse
A mermaid searches for her partner, who had previously left her, across the sea and on land.
Sa Bahay ni Lola Taba by Jeanilyn Kwan
A poem about visiting one’s hometown and the dissonance that arises from it.
Where Are Your Wings? by Felicia A. Iyamu
A poem about finding courage within oneself after experiencing hardship.
A Neighbourhood Built on Wisdom by Fechia Ditama
A poem about learning to love a place one did not choose to live in.
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Fechia Ditama
Coercion is (and cost me) my mother tongue by Stephanie Mei
A woman from the Philippines reflects on her relationship with her mother tongue/s upon moving to a country that was not colonized.
Old Cucumber Soup by Wu Xueting
A thirty-year-old woman struggles with self-doubt and living on her own for the first time.
tooth fairy by Sky Serafica
A short story investigating the popularity of the tooth fairy.
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Sky
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As I Ponder and Wonder by Soy Avocado
An ode to what enriches one’s past, present, and future.
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Jennifer Leong
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Earthrise by Li Huijia
A short science-fiction piece that touches on ageing and losing a loved one.
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Jia
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