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"Life is unthinkable without music."-------------------------------------------------After playing the newly-bought vintage guitar, Adelia travels back in 1898 during Spanish colonization in the Philippines. Her guitar is the only way to get back to the present. Unfortunately, the Gobernadorcillo of the city banned all forms of music and captured every instrument.Jacinto, the Gobernadorcillo's son, follows the steps of his father to prove his worth to the family resulting to a dreadful face yet tender acts. In Adelia's determination to retrieve her guitar, she finds herself caught up in situations with Jacinto. Things do not go as planned for both of them but harmony keeps them intact thus revealing the sole purpose of their encounter.Date started: May 25, 2020Date finished: October 1, 2020…

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[One Shot Story]"9:00 pm..."Siyam na taon nang palaboy-laboy sa lansangan ang magkapatid na sina Peping at Doming. Sa labis na kahirapan, ginagawa nila ang lahat upang makaraos."10:00 pm..."Sampung daliri ang gamit ni Peping upang makipag-usap. Mga daliring minsan nang nagkasala at nakadawit ng kanilang buhay. "11:00 pm..."Labing-isang libong tao na ang pinatay ng 'Berdugo.' Tanyag ang Berdugo sa lahat ng mga pahayagan sa iba't ibang sulok ng mundo. Dahil dito, binabalot ng matinding takot at kahihiyan ang buong Pilipinas."12:00 am..."Labing-dalawang buwan na itong walang awang kumikitil ng buhay gabi-gabi subalit wala pa ring hustisyang nakakamit. Kapag mahirap ka, walang hustisya.Date started: July 24, 2020Date finished: July 25, 2020Highest Ranks:#2 on mystery-thriller#3 on murder#6 on thrillerAwards:Overall Champion in Isulat Mo Ang One Shot MoChampion in Deer On Shot Contest - Mystery/Thriller genreFirst place in Beloveds Book Awards - Short Story genreSecond place in Ang Tanglaw - One Shot genreRank #2 in Awit-Katha 2020Second place in Ang Tanglaw - One Shot genreThird place in Anthenum Awards - One Shot StoryBest Pick for Mystery/Thriller in Awit-Katha 2020Best Book Cover Awards in Awit-Katha 2020Best Book Cover in Deer One ShotBest Title in Deer One ShotReader's Choice Award in Deer One ShotJudge's Choice Award in Deer One Shot…

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[One Shot Story]Gabriel loses his ability to see, but can hear things he never heard before.Date Started: August 8, 2020Date Finished: August 8, 2020Highest ranks:#3 on ear#7 on hearAwards:First place in FVC Book Contest - 4th SeasonBest in Mystery and Fantasy genre in FVC Book Contest - 4th SeasonBest Book Cover in FVC Book Contest - 4th SeasonBest Blurb in FVC Book Cover Contest - 4th Season…

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[One Shot Story]Tanyag si Medusa dahil sa kakayahan niyang gawing bato ang taoSamantala, si Eduardo Martinez ay tanyag sa kaniyang natatanging obra-maestra sa paglililok.Isang araw, nagtaka ang lahat dahil sa misteryosong pagkawala ng gawa ni Eduardo subalit batid ito ng lalaki. Isa lang ang problema, ang kanyang sakit na Alzheimer's disease.Sino ang salarin?Date started: July 30, 2020Date finished: July 30, 2020Highest Ranks:#1 on Nightmare#2 on dream#3 on murder#3 on mystery-thrillerAwards:Champion on Creative Writers One Shot Contest 2020…

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[One Shot Story]Sebastian Uy sells corpses to Chinese fellowmen for ghost weddings not until one evening when a vow was sealed with a kiss.After all, he doesn't believe in "Till death do us part." It doesn't make sense for death is a start of a happy wedding.[One shot for M and M Writing Contest]Date started: August 9, 2020Date finished: August 9, 2020Highest ranks:#1 on wedding#1 on bride#2 on death#6 on marriage#7 on ghostAwards:Overall Winner in The Society Awards - Short story…

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[One Shot Story]Si Helen ay isang dalagang ina. Sa gulang na disiotso anyos, iniwan siyang buntis ng kaniyang nobyo. Kailangan niyang harapin ito mag-isa bagama't wala na siyang mga magulang, ngunit hindi ito naging madali. Hanggang sa napagod si Helena sa pag-alaga ng kaniyang anak na si Andeng.Sa pandemikong ito, mapapatunayan ang kaniyang pagiging mabuting ina.Date started: August 15, 2020Date finished: August 15, 2020Highest ranks:#1 on hospital#2 on mother#2 on poor#3 on Philippines#10 on tragic#25 on tragedyAwards:The Most Creative and Best Plot in OfficialWPUniverse Wricon 2020Second runner up in Official WPUniverse Wricon 2020 - One Shot Category…

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[One Shot Story]Namatay ng matandang dalaga si Hiraya. Kung bibigyan siya ng pagkakataong mamuhay ulit ng isang araw. Anong petsa ng kaniyang buhay ang pipiliin niya?Date started: August 8, 2020Date finished: August 8, 2020Highest ranks:#1 on time#1 on regret#1 on chance#2 on past#3 on deathAwards:Over-all Champion in Meraki Writing ContestBest in Romance at Meraki Writing Contest…

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"You promised."Times have changed. So did people.It's the night before Emily Garcia and Warren Hidalgo's wedding. Everything was well-planned: perfectly-coordinated aesthetic ballroom with utmost sophistication and over-the-top trends.However, Emily has been more certain that she doesn't love Warren. Love dictates her heart as she makes a decision that could change her life forever. Love is said to be an unconditional commitment, but not to her.Date started: December 7, 2020Date finished: ----…

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[One Shot Story]Tanyag ang Hundred Islands bilang tourist spot ng Pilipinas, ngunit lingid sa kaalaman ng karamihan na may malagim na kwentong natatago ang isla.Isa si Sion sa mga matatapang na travel vloggers ng mga misteryosong mga lugar. Kamakailan, may residenteng naki-usap sa kaniya na bisitahin ang pinakadulong isla kung saan may kakaibang tunog na naririnig at mga turistang nawawala.Sa pagbisita ni Sion, masasaksihan niya kung tunay ang mga pangyayari o isa lamang itong mito ng Hundred Islands.Awards:Best in Horror at Akdang Sinagtala…

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[Flash Fiction]A young man went back to his ancestral land where massacres of indigenous and ethnic groups usually happen. After years of training to defend their land, another wave of genocide awaits.Date started: September 12, 2020Date finished: September 12, 2020Highest ranks:#7 on ethnic#7 on indigenous#14 on ancestor#45 on flashfictionAwards:First place in Voice Society Flash Fiction Contest - Pormpt 2Best Title in Voice Society Flash Fiction ContestJudge's Pick in Voice Society Flash Fiction Contest…

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[Poem]Drenched in bitter memoirsNightmares killed my desiresFor I am dead to everybodyBut I lived unjustified for my bodyA tragic moment that sets us apartHe lived his life but I couldn't startRain reminded me of my fearsAs it went along with my tearsGrey clouds are never my comfortFor they cry and join my hurtGrey clouds are never to be forgottenFor they masked the trauma that frightenDate started: September 8, 2020Date finished: September 8, 2020Highest ranks:#11 on yesterday#20 on memoir#63 on cloudAwards:Champion in Tila Tula Tala Poetry Writing Contest - English CategoryBest Book Cover in Tila Tula Tala Poetry Writing Contest - English Category…

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[Poem]They say black is the absence of colors, but I say black is beautiful even without all the colors.To be born with a race is not what we decide on and it is not something we should worry about. However, in this world we live in, it is worrisome to many - yellow, white, orange and black.Love is all we need for the entire human race. Love is what we should be spreading instead of negativity.Black lives matter, but it is best if all lives matter.--------------------------------------This is a poem to empower not only the Black Community but also everyone in the world specifically in this virtual world during this pandemic. Let us give love and not hate. Words and terms used are not intended as racism.Date started: September 6, 2020Date finished: September 6, 2020Hieghest ranks:#25 on cyberbullyingAwards:Best Book Cover in Tila Tula Tala Poetricon - English CategoryRound 2 Qualifier in Tila Tula Tala Poetricon - English Category…

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[One Shot Story]Trapped in an island, a lonely woman sits all day on the shore. She never knew the meaning of her life and she never knew how she existed.All of the questions in her life were all answered when she found a bottle with a genie inside. Adventures of this woman is yet to come when she was granted with three wishes. But there's a catch, she can't use the wish for herself.Date started: September 10, 2020Date finished: September 10, 2020Highest ranks:#22 on octopus#32 on ursula#65 on thelittlemermaid#68 on genieAwards:Best in Fantasy on Sinagtala Awards - Season 1…