Why We Read TogetherOnce a month since last July, we arrive — mostly quietly — with our books at the Arts and Design Collective Dumaguete along E.J. Blanco…Jan 30Jan 30
After Blue MondayLast Monday, January 20, was a day thick with contradictions — a day where reality seemed to embody the peculiarities of a David Lynch…Jan 25Jan 25
How to Make Baye-BayeIf you hail from Bayawan, down at the southern bend of Negros Oriental, chances are you have grown up eating the city’s foremost delicacy —…Jan 20Jan 20
The Infinite Poetry of One Big TuyokA few nights ago, tired from the anxiety plaguing us the past week, Renz and I decided to go make an impromptu O.B.T. around town. We even…Jan 18Jan 18
Life Lessons from a GhostI have been watching a lot of Japanese movies lately. It is, after all, “Japanuary,” a kind of cinephilic trend which calls for devoting…Jan 12Jan 12
A New WorldSomething caught my eye on Facebook a few weeks ago — it was not a meme but a snippet of story about a therapist telling some patient some…Dec 28, 2024Dec 28, 2024
All My Accidental Christmas CheersIt is harder to feel Christmas when you’re older. The holidays harden into a mercenary plot that defies whatever magical understanding we…Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 2024
The Beauty of Old HousesThe old house along Acias Pinili Street in Tinago was easy to overlook, even if you’ve lived in Dumaguete for so long. We tend to avert our…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024