Arnold's Literary Corner

Arnold Subastil is a professional web developer who has always had a passion for writing. He writes motivational articles and short stories on his website and scripts for a youth organization's video series during the pandemic.

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"Anong Nangyari Kay Wallace?"

This story is about mental health—a guy with a brother who commits suicide. This is his journey to break the stigma about suicide in the middle of "Christian" beliefs against it. It is a story of self-discovery and a battle between his emotions and beliefs. it's a first-person perspective narration, so it's a bit of internalized narration. 
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"Ako, Ikaw at Isang Apocalyptic na Bulalakaw"

This is about people spending the last hours of their lives because, in a day, the earth will perish because of a giant meteor. The main plot follows two people falling in love in the middle of a disaster as they choose to wait for the apocalypse in a coffee shop. Aside from their story, it also follows other stories in the middle. In summary, it follows the theme of last chances, what people do if they only have one chance, and how they will act upon it.
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"Mga Ambag Mong Chismis sa Universe"

This is a compilation of short stories, Poems and Essays about the society's notorious entertainment: CHISMIS.

This shows the danger and how accepted it is in a modern setting. How everyone is involved and guilty of spreading malicious rumors. Intentional or not, this will surely hit your hometown a little bit. It might make you think, or laugh, and surely it will make you realize that you have your fair share of "chismis" more than once.
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