CONTRIBUTORS ABIGAIL ADRIATICO has always wanted to be a writer ever since she was nine. Twelve years later, she’s well on her way to becoming just that. However, if you ask her what she would like to be now, she will most likely just say one word while holding her nth cup of coffee, her weary eyes staring at you intently. “Asleep.” CZERIZHA ADZUARA has been a wordsmith ever since she was young. Now a woman-grown, she still holds the pen for a student publication along with the pursuit of her literary studies. Besides finding solace in words, you will find her arms enfolded around a four-legged feline creature. She loves to read and aspires to be read— which is what you are about to do. LANCE CARLO ANGELO is a student of the University of Santo Tomas where he is currently taking up his Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing. He aspires to be a renowned novelist. A freelance writer who writes audio scripts and a master procrastinator who treats coffee like water. From incorporating wholesome and heart-fluttering themes in his stories, he is now turning to the dark side with his murderous and violent themes. A Once who always wonders What is Love? FATIMA BADURIA is a writer who dreams of becoming great. Following this ambition, she writes for The Flame while pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Communication. She spends plenty of her time in her room, writing (or staring at a blank page for hours).