Literary

The Light
12
Dec
By The Flame Literary
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The Light

Every Christmas season, I feel empty from the missing member of our family picture. It is only a reminder of the times my mother missed the joys of the holiday.  As I stretch my body, I released myself from the confines of comfort. My heart beats loudly with excitement. I…
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The Gift of Nostalgia
05
Dec
By The Flame Literary
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The Gift of Nostalgia

Christmas is a holiday for children. One may see this in the way the holiday season would move from being a magical time to merely a tradition people are expected to go through every year as they grow older. As a child, all the troublesome notions of the holiday were…
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Kintsugi: Beyond the Broken Bond
04
Dec
By Abigail Adriatico
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Kintsugi: Beyond the Broken Bond

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO BROKEN THINGS can be fixed but they tend to leave scars that cannot be erased. These marks serve as a painful reminder to those that bear them. Although such experiences come with pain, the presence of beauty within those moments can still be felt.  The Japanese…
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He Who Is Without Sin: Stripped Of Virtue
29
Nov
By Taffy Arella Bernales
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He Who Is Without Sin: Stripped Of Virtue

WHAT one reveres and idolizes on screen, he might also grow to detest. Similarly, Martin Pangan’s (Elijah Canlas) admiration for TV reporter Lawrence Manalastas (Enzo Pineda) significantly gets distorted when Martin discovers the true nature of his idol after a night of coffee.  Written and directed by Jason Paul Laxama,…
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Dwindle Out
28
Nov
By The Flame Literary
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Dwindle Out

She rubbed her right eye with her thumb before blinking rapidly. Her eyes were starting to hurt from staring at her computer all day.   It was a familiar photo of a girl that caught her attention. Squinting, she leaned closer to the computer’s blinding screen.  The girl in the photo…
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Ulan: A Force of Nature
26
Nov
By Patrick Miguel
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Ulan: A Force of Nature

LIKE THE WEATHER, there are forces of nature that are at times unpredictable. Even so, if the rain pours hard in life, people are taught how to dance with it. This shows that sometimes, there is nothing wrong with letting the stream take you wherever it goes. After all, the…
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Dispirited
21
Nov
By The Flame Literary
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Dispirited

Raging storms have never dispelled the silence and desolation in this amusement park— until today.  An odd shadow arrived with a frozen, troubled gaze. I cared less of its expression and more of how it saved me from forlornness, giving me the chance to finally exhibit my bright colors. I…
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