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Apr

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Trinitarian Formula

by HJADOEYA V. CALICA “SA NGALAN ng Ama,” Through the stained glass window of the church, the light penetrated towards their praying faces. They were in the last church for their Visita Iglesia. The sunlight provided warmth and served as a cradling arm for the unseen presence of the Lord. The…

Here Comes The Groom: Finding the common ground

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Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Here Comes The Groom: Finding the common ground

by ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO PEOPLE WITH strongly opposing beliefs often find it hard to reach an understanding with one another. As one typically views the other party with great hostility, it is difficult to have a discussion that may clear the air and help them realize that they actually have…

About Us But Not About Us: Discovering the self in 90 minutes

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Apr

By Maria Althea Javier

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About Us But Not About Us: Discovering the self in 90 minutes

KEEPING A platonic bond afloat in the face of prying eyes bears nothing new in the avenue of film plots. But once a bond reeks of potential havoc against a web of conflicts, there comes the need to explore it and discover something beyond a mundane encounter at a…

Mula sa Buwan: The power of adoration and expression

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Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Mula sa Buwan: The power of adoration and expression

by HJADOEYA V. CALICA IN A world where patched-up syllables connect everyone, the simplest words are often the ones that are difficult to utter. But poetry gives people a way to express themselves well. The power of poetry to convey feelings restrained by insecurities was showcased in Mula sa Buwan,…

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Apr

By The Flame Literary

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His Desecration

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG HE WOKE up last Monday and saw that someone left an apple beside his styrofoam cup. It was a mystery to him who would have had the heart to leave him something to eat. "Baka si Diyos Ama?" he says. “Birheng Maria. Kaso ‘di ko naman…

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Apr

By The Flame Literary

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Ode to their calloused hands

by CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA Here, the foliages sing in lush green. Dense with tenderness from the calloused hands that set the tempo of the rivulets down to earthen roots, the hands that never let the leaves turn into multitudinous folds— untuned, scorched, and cracked underneath the blazing sun. The…

28

Mar

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Mother, I Cannot Remember Well Anymore

by VON ZYRON P. ALIMORONG “Should I arrive home late, Mother, and see you asleep at the rocking chair, waiting for summer to come and I with it—like tantalizing breeze that should pass you by— then the son’s love will lasso the sun and…

27

Mar

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In Moon’s Turn

by CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA THERE WAS a streak of brown in my underwear. I knew what it meant. Yet, I rigorously rubbed the fabric and hoped the sight would disappear down the drain. My 11-year-old wrinkled fingers wrung it in denial. At that moment, the stain was an anatomical…

26

Mar

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Missing the beat

by ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO WHILE HOLDING a clipboard to her chest, Anika stood behind the large speakers that hid her from the rest of the auditorium. Her gaze fell toward the hosts giving their spiels onstage. So far, everything was going according to plan. They had been planning this event for…

19

Mar

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Terminal

by FRANCIS MIGUELL S. STA. ROSA TUWING TANGHALI ng Sabado ay inihahatid kami sa terminal ng jeep sa Meycauayan. Doon ay sasakay kami sa jeep na matutuklasan ko sa hinaharap ay bihira lang sa lungsod, sapagkat mayroon itong pinto para walang pasaherong aksidenteng mahulog sa expressway. Mas mahaba rin ito kaysa…