I Should Have Died 3 Years Ago
3 years ago. Facebook reminded me of the things I posted 3 years ago. 3 years ago I cheated death. 3 years ago I was about to die due to an accidental death. I was about to be hit by [...]
I Am Cathy Roque. And I Acknowledge
I am Cathy Roque. I am Cathy Roque and this is what I am dealing with right now. The month of August 2021, I have fully accepted that I am defeated within. Yes, I can acknowledge defeat. I was never [...]
To the Guy I Liked Since 2016
To the guy I liked since twenty sixteen. Twenty sixteen is the year we matched on Tinder. I can’t anymore remember the exact month and day as I lost my first neon orange pink Huawei mobile phone under the sea [...]
Birth Month Reflection
It’s Day 7 of December 2020. It's my month. I have a push and pull kind of relationship with birthdays and birth months. As you see, I used to love greeting people; incorporating something personal and as to my relationships [...]
Ber Month Realization- Changed
I would just like to share with you, our dear readers how I deal with this ongoing pandemic in “ber”. For my culture; we Filipinos love to celebrate Christmas. It’s like when September hits, almost all of us are [...]
The Beauty Pageant Industry. A Tall Tale From…
I think today is the perfect time to collide and share my life in writing and pageantry. Both aids to help me handle life in quarantine; as for those that doesn’t know, I need arts of all mediums, stories, people, [...]
Easter 2020. A Day I Realized that I’m…
April 12, 2020. Easter Sunday. The last day of our Holy Week. The last day we practice our religious beliefs as Roman Catholics. The first time we experienced our Holy Week in ECQ (enhanced community quarantine) for COVID19 (coronavirus). [...]
Online. A Revenge Story
This piece was originally submitted to Penmasters Administration Gawad Parangal Para Sa Mundo ng Literatura in which I got nominated as Most Promising Writer of 2019. But unfortunately, didn't win. This is my revenge story about one of my exes. [...]
Sampaguita
This happened on Sunday when my father and I was looking for ways to remit for someone. I was the first one to enter the convenience store. I asked the male employee if there’s Palawan Express or Smart Padala in [...]
Introduction and Random Nice Strangers
Hello! First of all, I would just like to introduce myself. My name is Catherine “Cathy” Roque from the Republic of the Philippines. I’m already a working professional; I have almost 9 active jobs from all over the world. [...]
