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179cm and Glowing by Adelle Wee (opens the original)
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First published in Eunoia Review in September 2025.From the author:Someone once mocked my father’s occupation and lack of education and asked how someone like him, an administrative staff member in a Buddhist temple, could possibly afford to pay for my tertiary education. My dad laughed it off when I told him about it, but I couldn’t appease my anger no matter how many cups of bubble tea I drank. So I wrote this essay to prove that people aren’t defin
Only Child by Christine C. Rivero-Guisinga (opens the original)
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First published in Pandan Weekly in July 2026.From the author:At the heart of all funeral rituals is a family. Amid the overlapping sounds and gestures, this poem was an attempt to create a moment of quiet for the grieving.Stephanie Shi, Rafael Mirafuente, Leong Li Ming and Yanna Regina Mondoñedo were in the very first SEA Lit Circle workshop for this poem. It went through a second workshop with Lilian Fredericks, Svetlana Litvinchuk, James Spencer, Tara Mesalik MacMahon,
Words Take Away by Ewan Tyler Constantino (opens the original)
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First published in WriterSkill’s 16th Year-End Zine in April 2026.From the author:“Words Take Away” is an essay on writerly agency (what right do I have, as a writer, to write?) written after I thought I was going to give up creative writing. But after finding it in me to keep on going, I went back to revise the essay at its ending. Specifically, I was bothered by the concept of representation and re-presentation and how it affects one’s agency and ability to be heard authentically by others; I
These Invisible Forces by Carmel Ilustrisimo (opens the original)
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First published in Philippines Graphic Reader in December 2025.From the author:“These Invisible Forces” is a story about time, distance and love. Set on a faraway planet in the future, it describes the complicated relationship between two soldiers, a senior officer and his direct superior, and how the optimism and courage of the former reminds the latter of everything he has lost. It is a standalone short story related to my upcoming dystopian novel tit
ISLA by Just Villanueva (opens the original)
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First published in Between Tides in January 2026. Content warning: This story includes the topic of suicide.From the author:This story is dedicated to my late friend Jonah, who sadly passed away before she reached 40. She had a lot of dreams, fought tooth and nail to survive her illness, until she no longer could. She was my wife’s best friend, cousin, and the maid of honor at our wedding. She was our cosplay buddy, and often my lead actress in my experimental s
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