Family – Page 4 – David Haldane

February 6, 2020

Insanity

By David Haldane February 6, 2020 The message was simple, but it took me by surprise. “I love you, Dad. I just called to tell […]

January 23, 2020

By David Haldane Jan. 23, 2020 Her name will be Adira. In Hebrew it means strong, noble and powerful; all qualities I would impart to […]

August 1, 2019

By David Haldane August 1, 2019 It was a dance of tears. Fortunately, happy ones rather than those of another kind. The scene took place […]

July 18, 2019

By David Haldane July 18, 2019 This morning I awoke with a foot in my mouth. It wasn’t the first time; in fact, it’s been […]

March 12, 2019

By David Haldane March 12, 2019 It happened again the other day. I was at the private school my eight-year-old son, Isaac, attends in Surigao […]

February 25, 2019

By David Haldane Feb. 25, 2019 It was as if the sky had caught fire. The fog rolled in, the sun touched the horizon and, for […]

February 12, 2019

By David Haldane Feb. 12, 2019 My seventieth birthday came like a thief in the night. Instead of robbing me, though, it left me with riches. […]

January 29, 2019

By David Haldane Aug. 2, 2018 The thing that finally got to me was the abundance of tears. Some belonged to friends plainly sad to […]

November 1, 2018

By David Haldane Nov. 1, 2018 The truth is that I didn’t remember him until I saw him dead. His name was Junelito S. Villondo, but […]

June 21, 2018

By David Haldane June 21, 2018 The message was simple, but it took me by surprise. “I love you, Dad. I just called to tell you […]

April 12, 2018

By David Haldane April 12, 2018 It started as kind of a gag. Ivy and I, happily married, would fantasize about what sort of other marital […]