Literary

Asphyxia
10
Jun
By The Flame Literary
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Asphyxia

photo by KRISTELA DANIELLE S. BOO Life is undoubtedly full of tribulations, and sometimes they act as the levers of contraptions that compress the neck, prohibiting people from breathing. The pressure mounts into a spasm, immobilizing the body for prolonged periods of time when people express the inability to cope…
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Marching Forward
10
Jun
By The Flame Literary
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Marching Forward

photo by ANA BARBARA S. SAN DIEGO THE GRADUATING seniors of the Faculty of Arts and Letters move in synchronization with the marching forward of time as the moment draws near when they march towards the finish line of their college program. They will come towards the stage with all…
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Fire Flowers
28
May
By The Flame Literary
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Fire Flowers

THE FIREWORKS looked almost like blossoming flowers as they set off in the sky. Blooming, wilting, falling away—repeat—one after the other, three at once, two at once, one at a time. As I stood among my friends, in the middle of the field where we once played alongside, and sometimes…
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Standstill
20
May
By The Flame Literary
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Standstill

TWO WEEKS. It was only two weeks left before graduation, but none of us really looked like we had absorbed it yet, or grasped the idea of finally having the diploma we have worked for for the past four years. Miguel and I sat on the bench overlooking the field’s…
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05
May
By The Flame Literary
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Dusk or Dawn

IT DOES not matter. For every time the lights go out, they will go on again. Whether it is after having just opened my eyes or just about to close them, it will still be the same thing I will be seeing, the same memories playing in my mind, like…
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Modern Tin Man
28
Apr
By The Flame Literary
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Modern Tin Man

HIS EYELIDS opened abruptly and his eyes started blinking mechanically. He turned to the clock and calculated how much time he had lost from being asleep. His forehead creased when he realized that he lost almost half of the day. He dragged his heavy feet to the ground, and he…
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To be a Star
21
Apr
By Editor in Chief
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To be a Star

ADULTS SEEMED to be fond of asking children what they wanted to be when they grow up—or at least when I was a kid, I was often asked so. “A star” was my favorite answer, and I guess it was an answer they found cute, until I reached a certain…
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Checkmate
15
Apr
By Editor in Chief
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Checkmate

AS PEOPLE become aware of the social injustices and economic sovereignties by the unfair kings of our society, it is imperative that they fight for the unfortunate being decimated every day due to the abuse that the powerful commit. In our society, people must be aware that these powerful come…
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Deciduous
07
Apr
By Editor in Chief
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Deciduous

WITH ARMS spread open, I allowed gravity to pull me down to earth as it had the leaves that had flown away from their homes. Fall, a foreign season that reminded me of home, the verb for the motion that brought me to where I was. I lay atop my…
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