Literary

23
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Mga larawang abot-tanaw

By DAWN DANIELLE D. SOLANO   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by The Flame‘s Letters staffers.   Sa Isla, kapayapaan ang nananaig. Mula sa pagsikat ng Araw hanggang sa paglubog nito,…
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The Encore
14
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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The Encore

By CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers.   Remedios Street sang the chorus of playing children in a humid afternoon. There…
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Little Flower
13
Mar
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Little Flower

By FATIMA B. BADURIA She held the can’s handle firmly. Her eyes were fixated on the water trickling down the flower petals. Her knuckles turned pale as her nails dug in her palm.  Even in the garden, she could hear them. Inside the house, her father laughed alongside the banters…
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Wisps
07
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Wisps

By FATIMA B. BADURIA   Editor’s Note: This piece is one of the works in a four-part series in line with the Dapitan 2022 theme Hintayan. All works are written by the Flame‘s Letters staffers.   With a snap of my fingers and a flick of my hand, my fingertips…
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Focal Point
14
Feb
By The Flame Literary
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Focal Point

By CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA   Whenever I am with you, I learn how to decipher the smallest things.  I like how you run your delicate fingers through your hair after every laughter, including the attractive smirk your lips make when I stare at you for too long.  I know…
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Surreal
14
Feb
By The Flame Literary
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Surreal

By FATIMA B. BADURIA I look away every time because I have never known twin pools before, crystal waters aglow seemingly enchanting, sending ripples in a sudden beat to my chest then to every ragged breath, oddly disconcerting when they stay too long, right before my eyes.   And not…
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Click
14
Feb
By The Flame Literary
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Click

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO   She always took photos of what she liked—whether they were flowers on a bright summer day or a guy she had feelings for. You could always tell it through her smiles behind the viewfinder.  With every polaroid photo she took, she would ask for my…
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Noontime dreaming
30
Jan
By The Flame Literary
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Noontime dreaming

By DAWN DANIELLE D. SOLANO Kevin loved watching the sun’s gradual transition from its boldest blaze of orange to its velvet tangerine hues every afternoon. He knew the perfect spot in the University where he could get a front-row view of the show. He picked a bench in front of the…
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Full Circle
16
Jan
By The Flame Literary
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Full Circle

Red brake lights set the road ablaze. Caloy shifted in the driver’s seat, he gripped the steering wheel as the long hell of a queue burned right before him.  “Eto na naman tayo,” he heaved a sigh. He stared at his bag of purchase in the passenger’s seat: a few…
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