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Feb

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Bituin Amor Tolentino Alcantara

by HJADOEYA V. CALICA 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. GALING SIYA sa isang pagtitipon nang walang nakaaalam. Ang tela ng kanyang uniporme ay may bahid na ng…

16

Feb

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Account of the Witness

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG I HAVE sat at many tables and walked many roads, accompanying two lovers and seen them drown in love. I have also seen many of these lovers grow apart, often turning into bad memories or to strangers—and me, their sole witness. The lucky ones would remain…

15

Feb

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Vanity Mirror

by CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA WHEN THE night grows quiet and the sound is left for the cicadas, Helen silently sits before the vanity mirror. With its carved curlicues, the wooden frame devours her whole. It was the same mirror that devoured the features of Helen’s mother; and their female…

15

Feb

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Pied Piper

by MARIA ALTHEA V. JAVIER From the realm where I exist You pulled me into a world devoid of reality Once the clock strikes jarringly Fireflies master the art of allure Flowers embellish the vines with their glory Iridescence overtakes the paths I cross To which crickets of the dead of…

14

Feb

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Solitary Rain

by FRANCIS MIGUELL S. STA ROSA OR SO he recalls, there was almost zero visibility when he was driving along MacArthur Highway. The wiper was already on its highest setting, but quite absurdly, Bocaue is still passable. He just went on a date with someone. They ate at a dim sum…

11

Feb

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Shattered Glass

by ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO 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. MONICA TIGHTLY held an unsealed letter as she sat at the table with her cousins. Their hushed whispers…

05

Feb

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Paruparo

by MARIA ALTHEA V. JAVIER 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. MAY BAGO na naman silang bidyo. Matagal na akong aliw sa panonood ng mga artistang wala na…

28

Jan

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Harvest the Grapes of Berlin

by FRANZ ZOE STOELZL T. BAROÑA 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. RATS SCUFFLED from the crevices that graced the surface of the earth, the ground trembled…

22

Jan

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Yggdrasil

by CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA 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. In Norse mythology, a colossal tree binds the nine realms. Its branches are bridges to…

14

Jan

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The sorter of letters

by FRANZ ZOE STOELZL T. BAROÑA ANDENG SORTED countless mails since the first ascent of dawn. It was only fair for her to evoke a sense of weariness. At 7 in the evening, she departed from the Post Office and wandered along the entangled paths of Liwasang Bonifacio. Lampposts and lanterns…