“And when I say my life is built on lies, I can say that my life is built on lies. Even having this interview, how would you know that I’m speaking the truth?”

“I had fairly good grades. And then, one day, in the middle of the pandemic, I just stopped,” Marianne Cruz said about her experiences during the 2020-21 pandemic lockdown.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Marianne “Maui” Cruz entangled herself in a relationship with a boy whose life could not have contrasted more with hers.

“It’s a lifelong commitment to be a mass leader,” said Hans, “so it’s understandable that sometimes, things can get too tiring. But at the same time, if you’re a leader, your motivation comes from the masses.

“So when I get exhausted, I remind myself: ‘What am I fighting for? What is this fight for?’”

Yamanni Pabillore says that she does not “understand” love, the emotion or our understanding of ‘love’ becomes an intriguing topic for Yamanni, who thinks she does not understand this common yet mysterious emotion.

Before Nigel Hofileña and September Boy (his second and latest ex-boyfriend) became an official couple, they pinned the date of when they would become exclusive: September 21st.

The eldest child is usually the most looked-up child among the siblings. Stephanie Doctolero was aware of this. She used to tell herself, “‘Eldest ka. Dapat mag-inana ka, mag-inani ka [You're the eldest. You're supposed to do this and that].”

“I’m not used to telling people how much I love them,” he confessed. “I’m not used to showing affection.”

Joss Ecleo says he belongs to a “broken family.” He holds no fondness for the term but has found that using the term is par for the course considering the long-standing narrow-minded norm of what a family ought to look like.

John Arvert Cadiz thinks he always knew that he wasn’t straight, harking back to memories of him at fiestas dancing to The SexBomb Girls’ “The Spagheti Song” or Bayani’s “Ocho-Ocho.”

Poem Girl texted Shine a love confession.

Then, Poem Girl wrote a book of poetry, and it’s mostly about her feelings for Shine.

No one knows how or why PJ’s father was lying on the side of the road one night in 2014. No surveillance cameras captured him or his presence; no one claimed responsibility or bore witness to what happened.

Just 9th grade things.

A piece written by a middle child.

A piece about middle children.

A piece for all the middle children.

What has come to light is Zach’s capacity to stay strong because of his cartoons and in spite of nefarious characters seeking to silence him and his fellow cartoonists. Creatives like Zach are responding in kind as artistic enemy combatants. To uphold what he thinks is right and just, Cartoonist Zach remains.

What is unmistakable to Allison Barretto And Bob Guarina is that Rec.Create is a child born out of clear frustration.

Andrew Martin Umlas is the perfect poster child of the “mama’s boy” label.

Many attributes exist as parts of Shane (also known online as @Adobomochi), but he and those who know him may or may not realize that such attributes can exist because Shane holds onto one promise he subconsciously made to himself: the commitment to be free.

Over the years, Larra Francesca, now a 22-year-old psychology student, built the internal aspects of herself, built her character, and now advocates self-love, acceptance and growth by sharing her story of survival through tough times.

In another collaboration between Today's Carolinian and Fascinating Features, Rambo Talabong, conveys his experiences and sentiments regarding growing sense of distrust of journalists.