The land that's really sunny, Above all others is the black beach. Beautiful, broad, black beach. Down, down, down into the darkness of the black beach, Gently it goes - the shiny, the shining, the sunshiny. One afternoon I said to myself, "Why aren't sandy seabeds more unreal?" Do sandy seabeds make you shiver? do they? One afternoon I said to myself, "Why isn't the slightest seaway more big?" Slightest seaway - the true source of squish.

-2nd place winner in One Shot contest with a twist of Goblins Book Club -3rd place winner in The Writer's 2020 Awards -1st runner up in Strawberry Readers Choice Awards 2020 -1st placer in Short Story category in Atheneum Awards July Edition 2020 -1st place winner in Genre type no. 3 of Fair and Square Writing Competition Season 1 -Best Filipino Book 2nd runner up in The Coronation Awards 2020 S1 |Short Story| Kailanma'y hindi na naging kumpleto ang buhay ni Mayet nang lisanin sila ng ama. Kahit na gano'n, masasabi niyang masaya pa rin siya dahil sa mga taong nasa paligid niya. Isa na roon ang kan'yang kasintahan na puno ng sorpresa. Dahil nga sa mahilig siyang i-sorpresa ng boyfriend, kahit hindi nito sinasadya ay naso-surprise pa rin siya. Tulad na lang no'ng mahuli niya itong may kahalikang iba. Dahil sa sobrang pagka-surprise niya ay muntik na siyang matumba dahil pakiramdam niya'y guguho na ang kan'yang mundo. DISCLAIMER: This story contains mature scenes. Read at your own risk. Wonderful book cover by @seleskies © All rights reserved. DARKANTAGONIST. 2018