Literary

30

Oct

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Photo of the Week (10/30/16)

Patois I understand the dialect on how the sky delivers suffering. Today it weaves a landscape that translates into pain. The light settles grandly on the shore where I come from, and the clouds are faint of blue and purple, almost drawing a bruise. Careful not to step on the…

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24

Oct

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#14 Leandro Road: The Fall to Insanity in Laperal Mansion

THE CONCEPT of “home” is always tied to a person’s identity, in which an individual feels a sense of belongingness. It is supposed to be a place of comfort, a primary refuge and a private space. However, when the abode itself denies comfort from the people living in it, it becomes…

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23

Oct

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Photo of the Week (10/23/16)

He returns to the time his father taught him how to swim in the ocean. As half of their bodies were submerged under water, he felt how the sole of his father’s left foot touched his right leg when he thrust to demonstrate a basic stroke. He watched him float…

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25

Sep

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Photo of the Week (09/25/2016)

MARVEL My brother tells me that the sky is a blank canvas at this time of day but I never took notice of it. Maybe it is because I did not bother much to look up, or to look at anything else besides the ground. I went to the same…

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24

Sep

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Panahon na, Bayan

Editor’s Note: In line with the 44th anniversary of the declaration of Proclamation 1081 as the law of the land, the Flame will post a series of articles written by the publication’s former staffers during the Martial Law period. The Flame, being one of the student publications who continued its…

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18

Sep

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Photo of the Week (09/18/2016)

You stand along the sandy shores of the azure ocean in front of you. In the far horizon, the radiance of the sun slowly weakens your eyesight. Clad in skimpy beachwear, you rush towards the water and plunge yourself deep until you feel your feet no longer touching the soaked…

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11

Sep

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Photo of the Week (09/11/2016)

Tanaw Pinagmamasdan ko ang namumutla mong mga pisngi habang tumitingala ka upang tignan ang pinakatuktok na gulong ng umaandar na ruweda. Kinakagat mo ang iyong labi bilang pahiwatig na nagdadalawang isip kang manatili sa pila sa tabi. Maaaring hindi mo napapansin ang ngiti kong nagbibigay-katiyakang magiging ayos ang lahat at…

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30

Aug

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Photo of the Week (08/28/2016)

Ang Mga Walang Pangalan Umaapaw na ang mga sari-saring bulaklak sa labi ng batong balon. Humahapon sa gilid, pakalat-kalat tulad ng mga taong nakikiramay sa matagal nang patay at kanyang kaluluwa’y gala sa umaga. Malamig na hangin hudyat ay gabi, pumapatid sa pagitan ng mga paa namin. Pawisang nakipagkumpulan sa…

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29

Aug

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Banyuhay: A Magnification of the Filipino Society

TRAIN RIDES are oftentimes tiresome because of the lengthy lines at ticket stations, the immersion with a huge pack of commuters, the noisy clanking of the wheels with the rail tracks, and the grasping of steel posts as one stands impatiently waiting for the train to arrive at his destination.…

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28

Aug

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Kusina: Where the Heart Rests

IN TRADITION, Filipinos believe that there is life after death—an afterlife in which an individual’s identity and consciousness continue to exist even after the passing of a body. Kusina defamiliarizes Heaven as the holy realm that reveals all that is expected it would be like: a room where there is…

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