This is how to end the month!

So far, this week is a rollercoaster of emotions. At the end of Sunday, I was very anxious to return to my final two semesters of the year in university. The pressure is on, for sure, and there's quite a lot at stake (which is actually not an exaggeration.) But before I slept, I thought I'd give myself a short amount of time to check my emails, as one does at half past 2 in the morning.

I don't usually get notifications for my emails, so I've often manually scrolled through. Sure enough, I received an email from The Eyre, saying that they're going to accept three of my works. Not only that, because I submitted five, they gave me individualized feedbacks on all of them. The fact that they included quotes blew my mind. It was truly rewarding to have my works accepted and given feedback on.

Because I was so excited, I fell asleep around 4am. It's already Monday. Woke up 9am, got to my first class at 12pm, ended at 2pm and reached home around 6pm. It was both a short and long day, to which I thought, hey, why don't I go through my emails again? What's the harm?

I didn't even have to scroll far enough to have another acceptance email from The Persimmon Review! Of the three I sent, they're taking my poem, rebirth, which I hadn't given a proper title because I thought just the theme of the issue made so much sense.

Then on Wednesday, during a class, I scrolled through my emails again. (Figures...) And guess what, another acceptance by The Malu Zine. They had written to accept my first translated poem, the science of hatred. I'm really excited for this piece to be publishes because I have always wanted to connect with my heritage through language. That is not to say that this is the first poem I've ever written in Tagalog, but it certainly won't be the last.

Finally, on Thursday, after a few long months of waiting, the avatar of Hera will be released in Circular's second issue. I'm really proud of this work, which goes without saying that I had dedicated this to my sister. (It's quite literally the first few lines.) I hope to release more poems that embodies the people around me.

Just to reduce redundancy, I want to extend my gratitude towards The Eyre, The Persimmon Review, The Malu Zine and Circular for giving my poems a home on the internet. I hope to continue contributing to many more lit mags as awesome as your guys. I cannot express how much I really am thankful for these wonderful opportunities!

I've updated my works - check it out!