ginger & smoke is a digital publication dedicated to reclaiming Filipino folklore, mythology, and fairy tales—retelling them with new fire while honouring their roots. Here, the boundaries between genres blur, but the heart beats strongest for fantasy and speculative fiction.

Reclamation is an act of return, of protection, of creation. It asks questions without expecting one answer:

• Is it the longing to reconnect with our ancestors?

• The ache born from generations of disconnection?

• A shield for what’s sacred?

• A spark of art?

• A breath of freedom?

We welcome the dreamers and the protectors, the warriors and the storytellers:

• Do you whisper to Mayari or Tala in your meditations?

• Do you charge your anting-anting under moonlight?

• Do you wish for an RPG where your kris sword strikes true?

• Do you carry enough garlic to make the aswang tremble?

If so—this is your hearth. This is where we gather.