Alexandra Gabrielle Bengzon

Angkan Aklatan • 17th April 2021

The Moon and The Ocean

This is a children's book I wrote for Angkan Aklatan, an NGO in the Philippines. It's about the relationship between the moon and the ocean. I wrote this story to teach children that love is love regardless of a person's appearance, cultural background, or sexual orientation. (Illustration by Margarita Mapa, 2021)

Lokal Lab • 3rd February 2021

A Paradise for Food

This is a children's book I wrote for two NGOs in the Philippines: Angkan Aklatan and Lokal Lab. The story follows two little girls entering a world full of food and talking animals. It's written in both English and Bisaysa, which is a dialect from the Philippines. The book was printed and distributed to children in a small town called Burgos in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
(Illustration by Jana Cordera, 2021)

26th April 2019

Sleep Paralysis

A short story about a man with sleep paralysis and how his partner helps him through it.

18th November 2018

Christopher Robin

This piece is an acrostic poem, where the first letter of each line forms a word or sentence. To provide some context, there is speculation that Christopher Robin from the children’s book Winnie the Pooh has schizophrenia, which explains why he is the only human in the story. It is said that because of his schizophrenia, he is the only one who can see the animals. This poem addresses that theory.

6th August 2018

Diana

A very short story about the late Princess Diana and how she passed. Not everything in this story is completely true. Some aspects are fabricated.

Empath • 12th January 2022

Out With the Old, In With the New: Creating New Year’s ReSolutions Based on Evidence-based Therapy —

This is the very first article I wrote for Empath PH, which discusses Solution-Focused Brief Therapy(SFBT) and how people can build better New Year's resolutions using effective methods.

4th December 2019

Easier Than Love

A short story about a man who joins a support group for the broken hearted. It's inspired by the song "the broken hearts club" by gnash. It incorporates magical realism and mythical elements into the plot, such as personified animals and spirits.

21st November 2019

Nervous

A short screenplay I wrote in my freshman year of college, however it was never actually turned into a film. The story follows two couples who are nervous for completely different reasons.