Literary

Apr

Mula sa Buwan: The power of adoration and expression

by HJADOEYA V. CALICA IN A world where patched-up syllables connect everyone, the simplest words are often the ones that are difficult to utter. But poetry gives people a way to express themselves well. The power of poetry to convey feelings restrained by insecurities was showcased in Mula sa Buwan,…

Apr

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His Desecration

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG HE WOKE up last Monday and saw that someone left an apple beside his styrofoam cup. It was a mystery to him who would have had the heart to leave him something to eat. "Baka si Diyos Ama?" he says. “Birheng Maria. Kaso ‘di ko naman…

Apr

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Ode to their calloused hands

by CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA Here, the foliages sing in lush green. Dense with tenderness from the calloused hands that set the tempo of the rivulets down to earthen roots, the hands that never let the leaves turn into multitudinous folds— untuned, scorched, and cracked underneath the blazing sun. The…

Mar

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Mother, I Cannot Remember Well Anymore

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG “Should I arrive home late, Mother, and see you asleep at the rocking chair, waiting for summer to come and I with it—like tantalizing breeze that should pass you by— then the son’s love will lasso the sun and…

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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…