Literary

Mar

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…