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Mar

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In Moon’s Turn

by CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA THERE WAS a streak of brown in my underwear. I knew what it meant. Yet, I rigorously rubbed the fabric and hoped the sight would disappear down the drain. My 11-year-old wrinkled fingers wrung it in denial. At that moment, the stain was an anatomical…

26

Mar

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Missing the beat

by ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO WHILE HOLDING a clipboard to her chest, Anika stood behind the large speakers that hid her from the rest of the auditorium. Her gaze fell toward the hosts giving their spiels onstage. So far, everything was going according to plan. They had been planning this event for…

19

Mar

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Terminal

by FRANCIS MIGUELL S. STA. ROSA TUWING TANGHALI ng Sabado ay inihahatid kami sa terminal ng jeep sa Meycauayan. Doon ay sasakay kami sa jeep na matutuklasan ko sa hinaharap ay bihira lang sa lungsod, sapagkat mayroon itong pinto para walang pasaherong aksidenteng mahulog sa expressway. Mas mahaba rin ito kaysa…

Oras de Peligro: The awakening from passiveness

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Mar

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Oras de Peligro: The awakening from passiveness

A BELIEF is hard to disagree with, especially when it is the belief that drives the majority of a country. People will continue to be driven by their principles unless they are challenged by something unavoidable, something that will force them to see those ideals in a different light. Directed…

Martyr or Murderer: Inflicting responsibility through vulnerability

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Mar

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Martyr or Murderer: Inflicting responsibility through vulnerability

by MARIA ALTHEA V. JAVIER WITHIN GRANDIOSE set designs and cinematic techniques, an intimate presentation of what is claimed to be a version of the "truth" takes its second chance at public response. With scenes touching upon the familiar avenues of vulnerability, Darryl Yap quenches his thirst for epiphany…

12

Mar

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Shunned shadow

by NICOLE DG. SAMSON Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a nine-part series in line with the Dapitan 2023 theme Panopticon. All works are written by The Flame‘s Literary staffers. The soft click of the button of my life. Slowly, the light within the four corners, My room…

11

Mar

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Kandila lang

by TRIXCY ANNE B. LOSERIAGA NAGLALAKAD KAMI pauwi nang maisipan ni Mama na dumalaw muna kami sa dati kong paaralan. Ayoko sana, pero anong magagawa ko? Kaunti lang ang tao noong dumating kami, subalit ramdam ko pa rin ang ihip ng nakaraan. Napalitan na ng mga luntiang marmol ang mga haliging…

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Mar

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Guardia de la Cuna

by FRANCIS MIGUELL S. STA ROSA Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a nine-part series in line with the Dapitan 2023 theme Panopticon. All works are written by The Flame‘s Literary staffers. SA ISANG kisapmata, mula sa juice at kwatro kantos ay gatas at tubig na ang hinahalo…

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Feb

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Two Guests; Apparition

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a nine-part series in line with the Dapitan 2023 theme Panopticon. All works are written by The Flame's Literary staffers. I. THE STAGE And on the island of [Nan], a porcelain lighthouse there stood; glass-faced,…

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Feb

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Tale of the greedy king

by FRANZ ZOE STOELZL T. BAROÑA AFTER TWO decades of subjugation, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) has, at last, begged to differ on the 22nd of February, 1986. "Ba’t ang daming tao ngayon?" nine-year-old Kurt pondered. Underneath the old moon, hundreds of pedestrians have begun to gather along Ortigas…