Literary Archives - Page 2 of 61

18

Aug

0 Comments

Paaga

Ang langit ay kulay abo; ang tubig sa lupa ay nalabusaw. Tahimik na ang mundong kanina tila lahat ng panginoon sa langit ay sabay-sabay na bumulyaw. Kinuha niya ang kaniyang bota, itak at sumbrero. Ang sumbrerong binigay sa kaniyang kamusmusan, ngayon ay nalamurit na ng panahon. Sa…

18

Aug

By The Flame Literary

0 Comments

Love Child: Silent Sacrifices

https://youtu.be/FYmGNj40ykA?si=p-nNib7w-9SvNT2w TO BE young parents with little practical experience in life comes with multiple disadvantages in the real world. But for Love Child, these disadvantages come to their own refuge, grounded on the hope that being young gives parents more time to be with their child and to improve as individuals. Considered…

An Errand: Driving Across Social Borders

17

Aug

By The Flame Literary

0 Comments

An Errand: Driving Across Social Borders

https://youtu.be/1yuwkCoJZTU?si=MF4e8GloCEv5ULxI DRIVERS ARE more than just service providers. In between getting people from point A to point B, drivers can form and distinguish meaningful relationships with their passengers. Their line of work allows them to see how different social classes interact with one another, which may simultaneously blur social hierarchy…

15

Aug

By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa

0 Comments

Balota: Not black and white

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7i-jRD8Xq8 FOR SOME educators, teaching values is not lip service. Sometimes, taking action is needed even if it may lead to peril. Tasked with the delicate job of honing minds and safeguarding the sanctity of the ballot, teachers are indispensable for the nation’s progress. They serve as the guiding light…

14

Aug

By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento

0 Comments

Kono Basho: Displaced by a Place

https://youtu.be/E8CW82o4kqY?si=Pb6kQPPZQ633Yz_A WHEN THE only way to move forward is to look through the past no matter how painful it was—how does one brave through this place of memory without feeling displaced? Located at a point where stretched waves meet the shore, Kono Basho (This Place) coasts through Rikuzentakata City to tell the…

11

Aug

By The Flame Literary

0 Comments

The Fifth Rite of Passage

LARA ALWAYS knew that there were only four rites of passage in life: birth, puberty, marriage and death. Her mother reminded her once more as their tricycle drove along España Boulevard in anticipation of the Thomasian Welcome Walk. “May isa pa akong gustong sabihin sa’yo,” the mother started. “Hmm?” Lara…

04

Aug

By Nicole Samson

0 Comments

Pikit Mata

WALANG KAKAIBA o espesyal sa Lunes na iyon. Walang nagdiriwang ng kaarawan, anibersaryo, o napanalunang timpalak. Bitbit ang aming mga bag, naglakad kami mula sa eskwelahan, sabik sa makukuhang tsismis mula sa isa’t isa. Hindi nagbabago ang ruta namin. Didiretso ako, habang sila ay isa-isang hihiwalay mula sa grupo patungo…

01

Aug

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas

0 Comments

Suring Basa: Kondenado ni Paul Castillo

PINAGTITRIPAN TAYO ni Paul Castillo. Kinakalikot niya ang bawat gunita natin sa pandemyang minsang nilimot. O tinatangka pa ring malimutan hanggang ngayon. Sa lengguwaheng Gen Z, ang ating mga core memory. Sa pagkakalikot ng mga alaalang ito umiikot ang unibersong umaalpas sa kaniyang likhang kuwadrado: ang kaniyang aklat na Kondenado…

28

Jul

By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa

0 Comments

Limas

Naglilimas ako ng tubig-baha. Tumila na ang ulan at mayroon ng malamlam na sikat ng araw pero naglalawa pa rito sa unang palapag ng bahay. Kaya ngayon, pinapalis ko ang kulay-kapeng tubig na may nakalutang na iba’t ibang basura: saranggola, wasak na dollhouse, pati bote ng beer na basag at…

21

Jul

By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento

0 Comments

Alas Singko ng Hapon

ISANG BAGAY na hindi natin maikakaila ay ang takbo ng oras. Kadalasan, hindi na natin pinagtutuunan ng pansin ito, sapagkat sari-sari na ang mga nagaganap sa ating buhay. “Ang bilis ng panahon, ‘no?” wika ni Gemma. “Parang kahapon lang, nagkakagulo tayo sa mga grades natin. Tapos bukas…” unti-unting humina ang…