21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

                               Studying Literature is important. It depicts the country as a living language and it incorporates real-life circumstances into the featured literary works, drawing on the youth's personal experiences and many others.                I remember when I was in grade 4, I became interested in the field of writing. I started to write short stories and my teachers liked it . Since then, I have been participating in contests and attending press conferences like Campus Journalism. Here, I learned how to make editorial cartoons, write news stories, and feature some things.             I began to hone my skills, and I also loved reading various works from the Philippines and other countries. Additionally, by writing, I am able to express my emotions.  That's why when I found out that...

JAKE by Jim Bartlett   Jake’s eyes snap open, and he quickly turns to the side. But like his aching heart, the spot where Max always sat on the couch remains empty. He takes in a long, deep breath – really more of a sigh – and squeezes his eyes closed, hoping that by slipping into the darkness of a nap, he will temporarily mask his sorrow.  For fifteen years they were inseparable.  Always side by side. The walks on the beach with the gentle waves calling, the seagulls cawing. All those hikes on the trail where the trees canopied over like arches, wrapping them in a soft cool shade on a hot sunny day. Even just a ride to the grocery store for something Martha may have forgotten, they always went together. Though he knows that in some ways he should be thankful for just having their time together – those moments forever etched in his heart – and that the sickness took Max quickly rather than dragging out the pain for weeks, maybe even months, he still feels cheate...

  My homely surrounding By Marsha Faith M. Barrera   Bright sky as charcoal – grey, Variety of kids wants to play, The colors of the surrounding is vibrant. So many growing trees and plants,   You can see a comfort zone. Small houses that you can call a home Observing the plenty happy families, Witnessing the friendly community.  

INTERNET LOVE by: MARSHA FAITH M. BARRERA  

 

    Characters:     Bettina Ortiz y Meña Herman Ortiz y Meña Julie Bodyguards Alfred Shang Settings:     Terrace at Sip Sip, Harbour Island In the Kitchen of restaurant Windermere Falcon Crest St. Barths Caribbean Dunmore Street Plot:     Bettina Ortiz y Meña was a former Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe runner-up. She chose to grace with her presence, she was always greeted with reverence and whisked to the exact table she desired at every restaurant. She wanted the corner table on the terrace at Sip Sip, her favorite lunch spot on Harbor Island but there was a large noisy group taking up the entire terrace and all dressed in all rumpled shirts and shorts, wearing those cheap straw hats sold at the trinket shot on Dunmore Street. Feeling that she had been patient long enough, Bettina stormed into the kitchen. She ...