Introduction

#QuarterLYsis – Look inside the silence “What are you afraid of?” “What are you waiting for?” For the longest of time, those voices haunted my head. Constantly. For me, letting myself to feel is a conflicting process. (The reason behind every time “something” takes place, including the wonderful ones, I turned to books and films). … More Introduction

Grant(s) in Life

Present Day “Did you hear a girl from editorial department committed suicide yesterday?” “Seriously? I heard that the girl always looked vibrant and positive. How could that be?” “I don’t know. Perhaps she was just a little cuckoo in the inside. Who knows?” This was the nth time of the day that Grant caught people … More Grant(s) in Life

Coffee

I’ve always love time like these, where master sipping her daily doses of caffeine. It’s the time where she would breathe, relax, and shed smiles, like all her anxieties were never there at the first place.

Bullies

My name is Rog, and I am 23   Everyone kept calling me perfect   Blonde, blue eyes, bulked   Beautiful   Maybe I was, or I wasn’t   Prince Charming   The untainted man   The pure   Honestly, I believed that about me

Abolishment

“Mom, will dad ever come back ?” “Yes, Ji” “When?” “In time, darling. In time” 000000 “You don’t dare coming back, and breaking my window again, you little toad! The next time you showed up, I swear the cop will chained you up.” The red dyed hair, Ji, just walked away, lifting her middle finger … More Abolishment

How Things Are

Throughout my (past) times as a professional writer, I discovered this one amazing quote, “Writing is like having sex. When you do it for yourself, you find pleasure. When you do it for others, all you obtain is money, and nothing else”. I begin with that saying because in the past 2 years, after I … More How Things Are

Everything F-

“Him?! What the hell, Faye?!” Erik’s voice rang, as if emphasizing would recreate the fact. Whilst, the girl sat still then smiled. “Come on, Erik. It was about a damn time” There’s no way Faye’s smile won’t grew bigger after that one’s remark. E always knew, nothing bypassed her sharp judgments after all. ——— 10 … More Everything F-

Menang

“Aku harus menyampaikan sesuatu. Pokoknya harus.”   Dua jam yang lalu, aku akhirnya memutuskan untuk menggenggam handphone dan mulai menuliskan sesuatu. Harus. Tapi, buntu. Alhasil begini saja terus, tak jelas mau apa.   “Ni, udah jam 9 malam loh. Masih betah aja?”   Leo. Seorang sweetheart lantai 23 yang sayangnya tidak bisa menjadi sweetheart siapapun … More Menang

Huruf H

“Pernah bertanya – tanya nggak sih, kenapa ‘huruf H’ sering terhapus dari dialog – dialog?” Aku masih mengaduk – aduk kimchi yang aku makan sambil tersenyum tipis melirik gadis yang selalu bersemangat itu, “O ya? Contohnya?” “‘Ati – ati’ bukannya ‘Hati – Hati’? ‘Alus’ bukannya ‘Halus’?”

Astre #3 – Terbiasa?

Aku sering bertanya-tanya mengapa manusia bertahan pada sesuatu meski sudah tidak tahu lagi untuk apa. ——–  xxx —— BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Sekelebat mata kucing itu terbuka. Pukul 3.00 dini hari. Ahh, dia memang memilih alarm dengan baik, selalu mampu memaksa dirinya sendiri membuka mata lebar-lebar, tidak perduli seberapa terlelapnya ia dalam tidur akibat kelelahan hari … More Astre #3 – Terbiasa?