The houses
LA CHOZA, the treehouse, was built last year.
It was ready for occupancy in November, but the weather wasn’t up for it.
It was a treehouse!
Who...
The room
I’VE BEEN procrastinating.
I have 52 things to do, but I’m not doing them.
I sometimes blame the weather.
I blame other people, and their can’t-do attitude.
I...
Arts Month workshop
WHAT did you do to celebrate February 2023 as the National Arts Month?
I planned a show at the museum of contemporary arts, and they...
Old soul
AT 54, I still do barangay discos.
The village fundraiser dances we called baile in the past century.
I still hangout with teenagers.
Imagine me drinking Emperador Light!
Imagine me...
Being alive
TOMORROW is Valentine’s Day.
By that I mean that I’m looking into the future, and “willing” everything goes well, and this article gets published on...
Jersey Boy, Part 3
CUTE GUY talked to me after the high schoolers left.
They idolize you, he said.
I retorted, Because they’re smart and literate.
Now, he recognizes I’m a...
Jersey Boy, Part 2
THIS CONTINUES the flirting story.
Flirting in the coffee shop.
Because, I mean, there’s a boy. Haha.
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A couple and their one-year old daughter just came in.
Another...
Jersey Boy, Part 1
FIVE minutes before 9 a.m.
The shop owner is busy minding the counter.
The new coffee orders are brewing behind him.
The lone shop assistant is clearing...
Brown eyes
IN “BROWN EYES”, a PSN Poetry for Children workshop in celebration of the National Arts Month, participants will be taught how to look, and...
February write
HERE’S THE thing: I am so ready to write something grand: a novel, a Palanca-quality short story, a collection of poetry, even a screenplay.
I...