A Thought, a Pen & Some Paper

The World of David Haldane - Fiction, Nonfiction and Commentary

About David Haldane

A master writer, Haldane melds the personal and reportorial to explore the human condition. As a long-time journalist, award-winning radio broadcaster and former Los Angeles Times staff writer, he is a keen observer of the way things are. Much of Haldane's work utilizes his own experiences as mirrors reflecting the larger, insanely complicated and gloriously colorful world in which we live. When he's not dancing with elephants, you can usually find him at home in the California desert or the Philippine jungle helping his Filipino wife raise their two children.

Published Works

David Haldane’s latest book, A Tooth in My Popsicle and Other Ebullient Essays on Becoming Filipino (2023) is now available in paperback, audio and digital formats at Black Rose Writing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Lazada and Shopee.

Haldane's 2015 memoir, Nazis & Nudists - runner-up in the Maxy Awards, finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and recipient of numerous 5-star reviews - is now available in paperback, audio and digital formats at Black Rose Writing, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

His 2021 short-story collection, Jenny on the Street, can also be purchased BRW, Amazon, or B&N.

Haldane currently writes a weekly column called “Expat Eye,” published in The Manila Times and on this website, chronicling his life in the Philippines.

Listen to David Haldane reading from two of his widely circulated magazine articles: My Imported Bride and Frayed on KPCC 89.3 FM.