Literary

Stoplight Serenities
16
Nov
By Bettina Katryn Reyes
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Stoplight Serenities

SWARM OF raised hands floats on the streets. Jeepneys with rusty metals flood Noval. Stoplights at the crossroads hold the world still as they drain familiar faces. Orange afternoon hues blur into darkness, Tired corners of the city float into thin air Reeking gasoline from Petron, black smoke of old…
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Where You Are
03
Nov
By Anthea Anika de Sales
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Where You Are

  THIS SACRED place we shared is mine alone tonight, now transformed into a shrine for your haunting. I conduct a séance at the place, and the hologram of your phantom manifests through my screen. Accompanied by your sweet furball from your youth, finally reunited. Pressing play on the motion…
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In Memory Through Time
01
Nov
By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento
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In Memory Through Time

THE DAY has stretched long enough for Kimpoy’s back to hurt, as it has been seated on the plastic stool in front of the computer. With a promise of pocket money, Kimpoy usually spends the week before Undas at his uncle’s computer shop. Helping out editing on Photoshop, printing out…
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Sino ang tao, sino ang laman
31
Oct
By Hjadoeya Calica
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Sino ang tao, sino ang laman

MAGPAPABAGA tayo sa tabi ng paupahan gamit ang posporong minana mo sa tatay mo. Hahagod ang pula sa lalamunan ko, uubo, ilalabas ang hanging ninakaw ko sa’yo. Ang mga mata mong nakatutok na sa’kin. Mapanuri, tila hinihiwa ang balat tagos hanggang buto. Hinablot ko ang kahong nasa kandungan mo, Tinitingala…
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Quezon: The King’s Gambit
18
Oct
By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento
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Quezon: The King’s Gambit

WHEN A person's decision to take risks pays off and is handed power, will he use it to lead or to reign? Political wheeling and dealing and the realities of power relations, including the seeds of patronage, were highlighted in "Quezon," the final installment of the so-called Bayaniverse trilogy by…
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Warla: Gripping calloused hands
10
Oct
By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa
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Warla: Gripping calloused hands

MEMBERS OF the queer community are often at the receiving end of scrutiny and abuse. They find comfort in the company of their fellows, who experience the same things. But sometimes, these hardships toughen them—so much even that they end up superseding basic human decency just to survive. When a…
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