“Free Falling” by Alessandro Piras Last year, after fracturing my right wrist in a freak accident, one of my writing mentors sent me this practical and well written piece by the writer Amy Tan. I like to read it from time to time to remind myself about the many ways we need to take extra…
I surprised myself last week by doing three things I had never done before. First, I went up to the mountains and stayed overnight at my good friend Chary’s house. We had been planning this trip over the pandemic and finally it was happening. Her home was located in a protected area up in the…
Last night while visiting mom, something she used to say all the time echoed in my head. “Hindi pa ako mamamatay. Aabot ako ng 100!” She would often remind me of that “fact” whenever someone we knew died. I thought to myself, mom is 89 now. Next year after she turns 90, that will only…
Travels with Myself 
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