Introduction to Scribbles

More than stories to lull children to sleep, the beauty of a fairytale lies in its magic to evoke curiosity. It is the same magic that makes one wonder— what lies ahead when one crosses the threshold between the known and the unknown?

Before, the doors towards the unknown have always been kept open. The world as we know it was open to us should we choose to explore it, and that the freedom to expect what was about to come was a treasure we couldn’t wait to be opened. Now, the doors are still kept open, but danger lurks even before we could dare ourselves to open it. The same freedom we once enjoyed has turned from friend to foe. What excitement we harbored has turned to fear, and we can only pray for salvation as we hide in our homes, in fear of what awaits us beyond.

Despite this fear, we are nothing but fighters. We choose to fight for relief even in the confines of our homes. We do not let the doors towards the unknown paralyze us. Rather, we choose to imagine new worlds, ones rid of fear, through our short stories, personal essays, and poems.

In this issue of Scribbles, we invite you to explore these worlds with us. In an imagined reality where time does not wait for anyone, we choose to take control of our fears and reflect on the experiences that have only served to make us stronger. We, at Writers’ Guild, hope that these works drive our readers to blur the lines between the known and the unknown. Today, we choose to build our own realities, and we continue to fight for them in the name of our freedom.

Mary Joy Abalos

Editor-In-Chief