Literary

Radiance
20
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Radiance

AFTER years of commuting around the city and seeing new people almost every day, it has come to my mind that none of these strangers ever really had an impact on me—only until I happened to converse with the young son of a tricycle driver. One day, I simply told…
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Monotony
20
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Monotony

THE faint sound of the alarm woke me up. I grabbed my phone to check the time and realized that dawn was already breaking. Deep inside I knew that I should get up, but my body felt so heavy. I could not find the motivation to move. Wide awake, I…
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Hyperion
20
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Hyperion

ONCE upon a time, Morpheus, the god of dreams, played a prank upon the bound titan Hyperion and allowed him to dream of his greatest desire: to dethrone Zeus, the eternal, inviolable god in the heavens that rules over the earth. His reverie permitted this wish, thus, he was able…
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Not For Sale
20
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Not For Sale

MAKING the most of his youth, Amboy would sing with his small voice or recite a romantic poem in order to entice lovers and make them avail of his product. However, when the alluring fails, chasing his targets mischievously is his last resort. One afternoon, Amboy saw a couple who…
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A Tale of Two Food Stalls
09
Feb
By The Flame Literary
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A Tale of Two Food Stalls

EARLY in the morning, Tiya Sinang is already up and about in her carinderia. She ladles servings of various menu items onto plastic plates before handing them to customers with a smile. She is grateful. It was getting harder to keep her business afloat, much less pay her bills. Due…
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The Ghost of the Past
09
Feb
By The Flame Literary
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The Ghost of the Past

SMOKE and dust surround the street on afternoons. People talked either in hushed tones or with loud, boisterous voices. Even with heavy books in their bags, the children wore a smile as they journeyed back home. The smell of burning charcoal, fried oil, and an array of street food wafted…
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Alunsina: Live to Empower
07
Feb
By Isabell Andrea Pine
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Alunsina: Live to Empower

By ISABELL ANDREA M. PINE KNOWING one’s purpose in this world helps one change for the better. Performed in the Albertus Magnus building and produced by Mediartrix, Alunsina is a musical written by Rachel Hester and Marty Agustin and directed by Monica Divino. It retells the Visayan myth of Tungkung…
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An Impending Darkness
31
Jan
By The Flame Literary
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An Impending Darkness

AMID THE crowd, he begins to wonder to himself if these lost souls around him still believe in themselves. While walking, he sees a woman who seems to be around her forties who is with her daughter. The child looks up at him, and he smiles at her. They must…
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Born Beautiful: The Caprices of Identity
29
Jan
By Adrian Paul Tañedo
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Born Beautiful: The Caprices of Identity

By ADRIAN PAUL L. TAÑEDO EVERY PERSON in the world possesses beauty and it is imperative that society respects the innate pulchritude that each individual holds; yet, there are also other kinds of aesthetics that different kinds of people appreciate. Some forms of beauty are peculiar and may seem uncanny to…
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