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Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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Befriending grief
My grandmother always waited for me to come home. Whether it was 9 o’clock on a rainy Tuesday night or…
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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…
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My angel Papa
My father was a carpenter. My mother was a barangay treasurer and is now a housewife. We lived with my…
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Dreaming of my father
“I’m sorry.” A tear fell down my cheek, yet my body looked calm compared to how tangled my mind was.…
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‘Sabi ng Tatay ko’
“Sabi ng tatay ko triangle, hindi tra-yang-gel. Bakit naman daw yung pineapple ang basa hindi payn-apel.”—Grade 3 me to my teacher I’d always known since…
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Back to childhood
When talks of lockdown began to circulate, I was entering my 24th year. On March 11, my birthday, I was…
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Driving like my mother
Whenever I ride in the car with my mother, I am always reminded of her resilience and courage. I still…
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Chronicling Mama’s story
Saved in my phone gallery is a video clip that runs for a minute and eight seconds. These are 68…
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What a monster steals
It was afternoon. I was going through a heap of school assignments, unaware that I would receive a call bearing…
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