Literary

23
Sep
By Hjadoeya Calica
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Ponder but Never Bother

MY HANDS felt stiff after a whole night of shaking hands with people whose names are in every lease and contract.  Inside the room were men in their 60s. They wore maroon fabrics their legal wives had chosen for them. As the indigo radiation in the air and the fever…
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Gintong Anay
21
Sep
By Trixcy Anne Loseriaga
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Gintong Anay

  O bata, bata Tingnan niyo ito ‘Di ba ang gaganda nila? Marami pa akong palamuti sa bahay namin Ano ba ang gusto niyo—pula, asul, o baka naman Mga ginto!    O ayan, bagay sila sa inyo Nakatutuwa naman kayong mga bata Basta tahimik lang kayo ha Baka mamaya magsilabasan…
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Idle thoughts of a commuter
17
Sep
By Nicole Samson
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Idle thoughts of a commuter

HURRIED FOOTSTEPS cut through the noise of the bustling crowd. Once she spotted a jeepney, she slowed to a walk. Through the windows, it was obvious she had to wait for longer. She found a seat and settled inside. Her finger tapped repeatedly on her knee as she mentally counted…
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03
Sep
By Hjadoeya Calica
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Hoarder of Purpose and Dreams

I THINK my flesh attracts the small and discarded. I pity these lifeless things to wander here at the park, which I protected from their creators in my ways.  I sat on the ground under the split power of the sun. The dancing leaves of mango trees protected me. As…
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27
Aug
By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento
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In Thy Word

When is a prayer answered?   I have long thought of this, Ever since my mother held me in her arms, And when my legs would wobble.   As I sing a song of Hallelujah, As I solemnly send Him my woes, I have yet to hear an answer From…
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Rookie: Living out ideal identities
26
Aug
By Maria Althea Javier
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Rookie: Living out ideal identities

https://youtu.be/LnU3FeyiuYE?si=57CWSDYgSmtITmkT STORED WITHIN colorful minds are ideals and possibilities waiting to bloom in real-life spaces. Sometimes, all a person needs is a representation of these hampered thoughts, packaged awkwardly with the charm of young love set in the transient flow of high school. Through dreamy filters and the feelings of…
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Drive-in Parokya
22
Aug
By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa
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Drive-in Parokya

by FRANCIS MIGUELL S. STA ROSA NOONG ISANG araw habang naglalakad, naalala kong matagal na rin pala akong hindi nagsisimba. Kung kaya, napag-isip-isip kong magsimula muling gawin ito linggo-linggo. Naalala ko ang simbahan na matagal ko nang gustong puntahan. Patron kasi nito si San Isidro, at lagi akong nananalangin sa…
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A Tiger to His Cub
20
Aug
By Franz Zoe Stoelzl Baroña
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A Tiger to His Cub

  WHEN nine-year-old Jacob insisted to enter the University of Santo Tomas out of curiosity, the first thing Anton did was recognize the UST Carpark. "Alam mo anak, noong panahon ko, wala pa ‘to eh," Anton said. "Grumadweyt ako nung 2004, tinatayo pa lang 'yung building na ‘to." Jacob had…
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