A compilation of Lolo Penguin's short stories. It encompasses different genres.

Two geeks who secretly like each other; one who has anxiety and one who suffers from grammar pedantry syndrome.

In Tokyo, where the System siphons thought, emotions & memories, a literature student meets a strange psychic girl and they embark on an escape from mindless agents, dream worlds and reality itself, in a soul-searching journey for love, for identity and what it means to be human. But all that remains is a peculiar coffee shop order. The novel examines the human condition, perception, socio-political systems, capitalism and consumer culture, incorporating paranoiac conspiracy theories, surreal cosmic visions, circular symbolism and shifting parallel worlds, with profound discussions of coffee, art, literature and music. [Dystopia, Magical Realism, Philosophy, Literary] #1 Sci-Fi, Spiritual; #Wattys2014 Award Winner; Featured on Wattpad, IndieReader, @DIGonUSA "Struck me to the very core of my being." "Very interesting concept of reality... Thought provoking.." "I have been turned to a whole new way of thinking because of you." "Like a seven course meal full of spice and illumination... One does not listen to a classical piece to get to its ending. No. It is the ride, the moment by moment...a genuine Masamune among stories." "It was both personable and philosophical. A rare breed of good story and thought provoking ideas... A virtual standing ovation would not be enough to encapsulate the absolute awe I have of you." "It's not a regular thing to find a piece of work that oozes sophistication and embodies literature and art." "The world Takatsu has created opens to the deeper awareness of another, the draw of another." - Mary L Tabor, Wattpad author, essayist, professor "Offers acute, almost painful observations of the minutiae of life, if life took place in a Murakami snow-globe." - IndieReader Insiders "Vapoury style that seems to hover off world at times...haunting and strange (which is good)...You're on to something different, striking." - B.W. Powe, York University English Professor, award-winning author, poet, philosopher http://EspressoLove.tk

UNIVERSITY SERIES #4. Samantha Vera from Ateneo De Manila University, the epitome of kindness, empathy, grace, and solicitude got her life ruined when her parents told her that she was marrying Cy Ramirez, a med student from UP, after their graduation.

It took me a thousand restless days to make this any sooner, 2197 days to be exact. And finally, I've achieved it. Elois, honey, everything you are and everything about you, I have adored it for the longest of time and so I will continue to till my final breath. I'm Nikolas Yamazawa 16 years from now and I've come from the future to see you. I'm your future husband." The rain started to pour and no one expected it coming. Except for a man who came from the future to make it stop falling.

"Paglaki ko pakakasalan kita." Iyon ang pangakong narinig ni Remison sa kanyang kababata. This is the story of an innocent girl growing up, a simple story that many of us will surely relate to. Join Remison on her quest of growing up while facing different realities of love, friendship, and adult life. DALAGA NA SI REMISON By AnakniRizal

When 30-year-old Golda learns she only has a year to live due to cancer, she decides to relive her youth by going back to high school by bribing the principal. But as she attends classes disguised as a teenager, she finds that the students she meets have a lot to teach her about living life to the fullest. With the help of her new young friends, Golda learns to embrace every moment and make the most of the time she has left. --- SO, THIS IS YOUTH Standalone Novel #3 of Inspired Series By AnakniRizal WATTYS 2020 WINNER

WARNING: Mababaw lang ang kahulugan ng #AFGITMOLFM dahil mababaw lang ang author. Huwag umasa. Masasaktan ka lang. The meaning is one of the mysteries that this achingly long story will reveal. Read at your own curiosity and chismosa/chismoso level. Bawal spoilers! You have been warned.

Tila tadhana nang makita uli ni Kayi si Kabi sa isang salo-salo matapos niya itong makasalamuha sa siksikang tren. Sa dami ng kanilang pagkakatulad, nakabuo sila ng natatanging koneksiyon . . . na madaling namang nakapagpatibok ng puso ni Kayi. Mahirap man, alam ni Kayi na kailangan niyang ihinto ang kanyang mga nararamdaman. Una, may boyfriend si Kabi na hindi niya masikmura. Pangalawa, di rin naman niya alam kung posible bang magkaroon ng pagtingin si Kabi para sa kanya. Pero kung tadhana na ang paulit-ulit na nagsasabing pagmamahalan ang dapat magwagi, mapipigilan pa ba niya ito? Pula, kahel, dilaw, luntian, bughaw, indigo, lila -- ano nga ba ang kulay ng pag-ibig? Published by Summit Books under the Pop Fiction imprint © 2020 (with additional content). Now available in bookstores nationwide.

Her ex-boyfriend told her she's boring. Her ex-boss told her she's incompetent. Even her ex-landlord claimed she's uninteresting. At 33, Tonya is loveless, job-less and homeless! Malapit na rin siyang mabaliw sa pakikitira sa Mama niya. Sa buhay niyang puno ng injustice ay natauhan na siya. Back-up ang sangkaterbang taba, unlimited na lakas ng loob at charm na hindi mo inakala, babaliktarin ni Tonya ang kwento ng buong 33 years ng buhay niya! At 33, she will prove herself to be the Late Bloomer.