Month: February 2023
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Causes + Bosses
The long, tiring commute
What will it take for it to be enough? That’s the question of which I’m certain many of those who…
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Causes + Bosses
The blue room
The room was painted blue and had a worn-out floor. I stood in front of a large office desk that…
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Revelations + Destinations
Mindanao’s beauty and other stories
Having lived my whole life in Metro Manila, I am filled with excitement when I learn that I will be sent…
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Revelations + Destinations
The present is a gift
My grandparents raised me in a small town at the foot of Mt. Apo. The mornings were filled with beautiful…
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X+Y+Z
The inevitable aging of my mother
My birthday is fast approaching, but I wish I had the power to stop time—it’s not that I don’t want…
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Causes + Bosses
Moth in sojourn
tower of booksa lizard stalksthe moth in sojourn I was already wide awake even before snoozing the alarm at seven…
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Causes + Bosses
Grappling with ‘alternative facts’
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. I think we will all agree that these are…
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Revelations + Destinations
Shorty
Next to impotence, the greatest tragedy that can befall a man is to have a tiny stature.
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Revelations + Destinations