On birthdays and spinsterhood
"Happy birthday! Get married."unsolicited advice given to the writer on the occasion of her 37th birthday That this year's birthday had come on a Monday,…
Mid-Year Update, or Still California Dreaming
So I'm still in California, a month after I'm supposed to go home. I applied for a stay extension with the US Immigration (which costed…
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A eulogy for our beloved grandmother
Lola Lolit on her 75th birthday Tito Elmer asked us to share one memory of our Lola Lolit, and we struggled to pick which one.…
Portrait of the artist as broken pottery
Last night, my sister D sent me a reply that I was dreading, but already expecting, when I asked her how she was doing. "Not…
End of a year, end of a decade
I realized I haven't posted a blog entry all year, mostly because I've got not much to post about. But with 2019 closing in a…
Waiting for tomorrow to come
December starts in a few days and I, for one, can't wait for this year to end. It's been a mess of a year, personally…