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Where We Go From Here
03
Nov
By The Flame Literary
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Where We Go From Here

WE WERE listening and singing to this song playing on the car stereo before, until you made a morbid request that one day. I tried to laugh it off then, but time soon proved that you were dead serious about it.  We did as you said. The song ended as…
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Alaalang Inaanod
02
Nov
By The Flame Literary
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Alaalang Inaanod

Sa pagdapo ng dilim, bitbit ang ilaw, Sa liyab ng kandila, sumasayaw ang anino, Balot ang isip ng amoy ng sigarilyo   Dito nagtipon, mga pasyon at alaala Sa bawat hakbang patungo sa simbahan, Mga kuwento ay muling nabuhay Sa bawat sulok ng bayan Hawak-kamay sa gunita, Kahit ng mga…
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Gigs & drinks
28
Oct
By The Flame Literary
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Gigs & drinks

KAHIT KAILAN talaga itong si Mike, tulog mantika. Kanina pa namin siya tinatawagan ngunit hindi siya sumasagot. Nakarating na rin kami rito sa apartment niya. “Sabi ng portero, ilang araw na raw hindi lumalabas ng kuwarto si Mike,” wika ni Andrew. “Hindi niya rin daw pinansin ‘yung mga nagsidatingan na…
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Never One Without the Other
20
Oct
By Franz Zoe Stoelzl Baroña
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Never One Without the Other

JON WAS an aspin whose master was a cultivator and a seller of sampaguitas. Unfortunately, they were separated during the EDSA People Power Revolution twelve years ago when tanks and armored vans caused an uproar in their camp. As Jon rested on the uppermost part of a tall staircase–which had…
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Glare
13
Oct
By Hjadoeya Calica
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Glare

It is haywire within my mind. The deafening silence of my mouth Contrasts what churns in my mind.   As soon as the hands of time reach the middle, There emerges a full-blown war,  A strife in my mind.  It is a persisting dispute, a recurring fight.   Voices of…
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Tatay ni Tala
06
Oct
By The Flame Literary
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Tatay ni Tala

SA ISANG sikat na eskinita nakapuwesto si tatay. Tuwing umaga, nagsisimula na ang kanyang pagbasag ng mga itlog at paghalo ng harina at gatas, pandagdag sa mga nakahanda na pancake.  Sa kaniyang liksi, wala pang mismong oras ng pagbubukas ay handa na ang lahat. Ilang sandali na lamang, mapupuno ng…
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Sumunod ka lang sa agos
23
Sep
By Francis Miguell Sta. Rosa
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Sumunod ka lang sa agos

PUNUAN ANG mga dyip na mula Novaliches kaya sa hagdan na nito ako napaupo. Kung tutuusin, sa harap ng langit na kahel-lila at bugso ng mga kabataan at trabahador na umaapaw sa bangketa, himala nang wala pang nakasabit.  Sa likuran ay nakapila ang marami pang sasakyan na sinisingitan ng mga…
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Used, with love
09
Sep
By Alyanna Ysabel Sacramento
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Used, with love

I USED to like the idea of having new things. As much as I appreciated hand-me-downs, my eyes gleamed brighter upon receiving brand new items. My grandparents often gave me gifts. They got me my first faux ballerina shoes when I was seven, my first phone when I was 14…
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The Somali’s Yowl
01
Sep
By The Flame Literary
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The Somali’s Yowl

THE SUN is barely up. Yet here they are, already basking in its light while adorned with synthetics, sly and sleek. I thought my red ribbon was decent enough, but the soles of their paws still blinded me. Their gaudy garments hurt my pockets more than my eyes. I barely…
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Paaga
18
Aug
By Hjadoeya Calica
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Paaga

  Ang langit ay kulay abo; ang tubig sa lupa ay nalabusaw. Tahimik na ang mundong kanina tila lahat ng panginoon sa langit ay sabay-sabay na bumulyaw.   Kinuha niya ang kaniyang bota, itak at sumbrero. Ang sumbrerong binigay sa kaniyang kamusmusan, ngayon ay nalamurit na ng panahon.   Sa…
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