Suppose you begin in medias res...
...in a crowded bus, among other vehicles at a standstill.
The city feels larger than it should, yet you feel like
there’s no room to breathe. And as you approach your
destination, you doubt if it’s even worth it, because the
round-trip drains you every time.
In this issue, Malate Literary Folio and its contributors
call on the reader to take agency. May the semblance of control
in thoughts, emotions, and experiences allow you some space of
freedom. That even if a story is a mere reconstruction and an
image is a mere representation, may this process be therapeutic.
Let the aspect of choice continue your narrative; with decisions, and
lingering indecision, you will soon arrive at an outcome.
