Literary

03

Nov

By Taffy Arella Bernales

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Tayo sa Huling Buwan ng Taon: Orbits Stuck in Reverse

A LOVE that dwells in the unfulfilled and in its inability to overcome a secret yearning is a force that dreadfully tugs and traps. Love does not always conquer all things, especially if it is an illicit kind. Sometimes, it just complicates things further and leaves one orbiting around what…

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31

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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The Witching Hour

photo by MARLOU JOSEPH B. BON-AO/The Flame Do you hear them come? The rustling of withered leaves, And the marching feet of headless priests? The sullen song of a weeping woman, Or was that of the fallen soldier, Lurking within the thread of hedges? Watching you shiver, from the sinister…

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30

Oct

By Dawn Danielle Solano

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Third is My First: Rekindling the Flame

LOVE has no alarm switch, yet everybody seems to know when it arrives. Movies, paintings, and other pieces of literature can only shed little light on what love really is as its complete definition can rarely be summarized within an hour's length of a movie.  Despite the challenge, independent film…

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27

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Until It’s Safe: The Challenge of a Distant Love

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO photo taken from Youtube LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP is hardly an easy feat. There will always be this sense of longing for the presence of that loved one. Video calls and text messages never seem to be enough to satisfy the feeling of loneliness that comes with the…

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25

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Melodrama Negra: Debauchery from Tragedy

By RAMON CHRISTIAN PLACIDO photo taken from Youtube DEATH is an inevitable occurrence; an unforeseeable tragedy that cannot be halted once it happens. It can arrive at anyone at any place or at any point in time. From an instantaneous gunshot to a malady in the body, death is always on…

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24

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Living for the Dead

photo by RAINIEL ANGELYN BUENAVISTA FIGUEROA/THE FLAME I know death does not make the world go away. After papa died, mama brought in a new world of her own. There was nothing too obscure to the things she had begun to do: her eyes gleamed at the sight of a…

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19

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Write About Love: Resonating Writers’ Voices

By FATIMA B. BADURIA  photo taken from Netflix  LOVE beyond the screen can make the most familiar expositions rise to unforeseen events as it develops unexpectedly—or dissolves abruptly. Within films, however, romance becomes repetitive and predictable, far from the myriad of ways it can exist in real life.  Thus, deviation from…

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17

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Under Her Care

photo by SHANA ANGELA S. CERVANIA/The Flame At the end of the lightless street stood a convenience store she frequented to grab some snacks.  The night was young, but the streets were as empty as a ghost town. Ever since people started disappearing in the dead of night and surfacing…

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10

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Tahimik

photo by COLEEN SHANE O. QUIAMBAO/ The Flame Huminhin na ang dapo ng araw sa aking balat; malapit na itong mamahinga. Tinakbo ko ang daan pauwi bago tuluyang gumapang ang dilim. Hindi na alintana ang tagaktak ng pawis. Sinara ko agad ang pinto at binaba ang tuyong nipa na tabing…

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03

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Burst

Art by TCHEKY NICOLE D. CABRERA/THE FLAME   The bubble that detained him was unlike any other. Apparently, its frailty was only superficial. None of his efforts seemed capable of bursting it—or damaging it in the slightest. Five minutes ago, he was reluctantly dozing off to sleep. He urged his…

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