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Rental  by MATT DUBE

8 September 2008
Vol. 8, No. 3

I'd been sent to Florida by my brother and my mother with a wad of cash and a mission to set my dad back on the straight and narrow. He met me at the airport like he'd promised, but he hadn't even taken me to his house yet, and already I felt like we were neck deep in his new life.

Hunger  by ZOSIMO QUIBILAN, JR.

12 November 2007
Vol. 7, No. 3
epistolary

Sir, I remain faithful that you will still grant this request to charge. My men and I are still waiting for the enemy's attack on this promontory in Batangas, but it seems they, too, have lost their strength. Every night, we keep watch over that part of Manila, Cavite, and Laguna that is engulfed in flames. We know, as the fire gets closer, your arrival also nears.

Plunge Bath  by MONICA PACHECO

24 September 2007
Vol. 7, No. 3
unpublished writers

I sprinted towards the doors, without hesitation; Ian and Kate close behind me, pushing and shoving—propelling me forward. Once at the door, I crept in slowly, excited and relieved to feel the warm, humid air—mingled with the thick smell of chlorine. On the opposite end of the Olympic size pool, was our school motto, painted in large, sweeping, chirographic strokes: Scientia Auget Vires (Knowledge Increases Strength).

"Is anyone else in the building today?" I wondered aloud, suddenly nervous.

Slow Fade  by HELENE SIMON WOLFF

8 September 2007
Vol. 7, No. 3
unpublished writers

When Kev came home from walking Ruffo, the Shar-Pei, he noticed the sofa and easy chair were gone.