▲ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▲ One is learning how to roller skate at 1 am. The other thinks this is a terrible idea. On an empty street past midnight, wheels scrape against asphalt, laughter stretches between falls, and things slowly turn into something harder to ignore. Not everything needs momentum. Some things need time and space-to roll a little closer into each other's orbit. *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* Rolling Into Your Galaxy ➥ Short Story, Contemporary Romance, Slice of Life ➤Year-End Special • 2025 ✦ Date Published: December 30, 2025 (Complete)

▼ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▼ "ARE YOU CRAVING FOR 'SOMETHING' THESE DAYS?" Atheia's gone, but her ghost never stopped talking. Dawson knows it can't be her-yet her name flickers on his phone's notification bar. Three photos. No captions. Each one drags him deeper into the night he tried to forget. A nightmare that bleeds into reality. And as the shadows whisper his name, Dawson learns that some desires don't die. They wait. Watching. Starving. *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* CRAVE FOR THE SHADOWS ➥ Short Story, Horror (one of the entries for the Horror Nights Writing Competition by ArtByKarla) ➤ Prompt (no. 3): At midnight, a dead friend's account sends you photos of places you don't know... yet. ✦ Date Published: November 14, 2025 (Complete)

▼ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▼ Sa bawat pagbiyahe ko sa malamig na gabi, tila may bahagi pa rin sa akin ang naiiwan. O baka nama'y hindi na talaga ako nakaalis-o makaaalis. Sabi nila, malaya na ako. Ngunit sa puso kong bihag pa rin ng nakaraan, na pilit kong binabaon sa limot, isang tanong ang patuloy na bumabagabag sa akin: nakalaya na ba talaga ako? *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* Malaya ➥ Short Story, Supernatural ➤ Prompt: "Sasakyan: Isang sakay pauwi-ngunit isa nga lang ba itong sakay pauwi?" ✦ Date Published: June 08, 2025 (Complete)

▲ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▲ Every Christmas Eve, this small barangay always celebrates one of their traditions called Crimson Offering, where they give a present to their beloved Sanguine with ease-not until Typhoon Cerise left a devastating trail on their barangay, two days before this year's Christmas Eve. Now that the whole barangay is temporarily living in a makeshift community hall and has no electricity, they will try to be more united so that they can continue that celebration this year. Let's celebrate the Crimson Holidays with them! And don't forget to give a present to the Sanguine! *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* Crimson Holiday ➥ Short Story, Horror (one of the entries for the December Writing Challenge by ArtByKarla) ➤ Prompt: (No. 1) After a typhoon devastated a small barangay, the residents came together to celebrate Christmas despite having no electricity. ✦ Date Published: December 31, 2024

▼ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▼ RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! RUN FOR YOUR SOULS! BUT WHERE ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY FROM? MAYBE YOU'LL NEVER KNOW... *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* RUN FOR YOUR SOUL ➥ Short Story ➤ Prompt: It's 2:00 am. Suddenly, you're woken up to see that an emergency broadcast has been aired. The message simply states, "RUN." ✦ Date Published: December 28, 2024

▼ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▼ "Huwag na huwag kayong dadaan sa Talachian Trail, kung ayaw niyong makulong sa sumpa ng inyong mga kinakatakutan!" *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* Curses of Fear ➥ Short Story (entry for Oct-Nov. Writing Challenge by ArtByKarla) ➤ Prompt: A group of friends goes hiking in the mountains despite warnings from the locals about the tikbalang that roams the area. After disturbing an ancient ritual site, they begin to experience strange hallucinations and get lost in the dense forest. One by one, they fall victim to the tikbalang's curse, transforming them into creatures of legend. ✦ Date Published: November 04, 2024 (Complete)

▼ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▼ A place where you can buy and sell your memories, or a place where all the pandemonium starts? In that universe where science reigns above fantasy, Ora's enthusiasm remains for supernatural creatures, and she even posts video entries about them. But because of her curiosity about this store called MEMORANIUM, where you can buy or sell any of your memories, Ora decides to buy one-not knowing that the memory she bought was from the disturbed mind of a "creature" that can shift itself into a brand new identity. Welcome to MEMORANIUM! Are your minds ready to unravel the truths behind theories? *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* MEMORANIUM ➥ Short Story (One of the Winners of September Writing Challenge by ArtByKarla) ➤ Prompt: In a world where memories can be bought and sold, a young woman accidentally purchases someone else's darkest secrets. ✦ Date Published: September 28, 2024 (Complete)

▼ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ▼ "FOLLOW THE EMERALD STAR!" James Wesley Vernon continues his pathless journey with a girl who calls herself Frankie-a woman with no memories, yet far too many unanswered questions. Riding in his late father's old car, they follow a fortune-teller's prophecy down a strange, unknown road toward the so-called Emerald Star. What will they find when they finally reach it? Will their questions be answered-or are they heading straight into the pure, black void? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ • ★ • ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ LH Series: Vernonʼs Bloodline • No. 1: Vide Noir (a French word for "Black Void") - Taglish - Inspired/based by Lord Huronʼs 3rd studio album, Vide Noir Date Started: February 15, 2021 Date Finished: December 30, 2023 (the book cover was also made by me)

◆ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ◆ "breathe, speak, and die." just a few words | two-sentence story • collection of microtales • lowercase intended • filipino/english/taglish date started: october 16, 2020 (as the "two-sentence story") date republished: august 14, 2023 date finished: january 25, 2024

◆ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ◆ "sleep, have a dream, and die." in my sweet imagination | some short stories • collection of short stories • filipino/english/taglish date republished: august 14, 2023 date finish: january 31, 2024