Father is a priest
My Dad isn't an ordinary dad. He is special in a way because he is a married priest. Some people...
2021 and grief
This year, I lost the drive to connect, and I developed a fear of attachments. Since the lockdown started, I...
Sleeping through our youth
It is all too easy to become embittered by the unremarkable day to day of a life constrained by a...
X years
As I gazed at my white dress and sablay hanging on my door, I couldn’t help but reminisce about the...
Our fathers
Laughing loud in delight, the small boy enjoys the ride on his father's shoulders. The father jumps slightly to heighten...
But what about my dreams?
Some people say that “when opportunity knocks, answer it and if not build a door.” In my opinion, everyone is...
The ‘coronial’ generation
There’s a new term for babies born around the time of the pandemic: “coronial.” These are the children whose early...
Long hair, don’t care
I’ve been rocking my long hair à la James Taylor or Ryan Agoncillo for over two years now. Even before...
Befriending grief
My grandmother always waited for me to come home. Whether it was 9 o’clock on a rainy Tuesday night or...
Losing him 352 kilometers away
Papa was never really good at expressing love in words, but his affection for me and my siblings was deeper...
