Moving to the Philippines

September 7, 2023

Reverse Diaspora

By David Haldane Sept. 7, 2023 The videos made my stomach churn. They depicted water literally gushing down the streets, almost overturning cars. “Oh […]

August 3, 2023

Cruelly Tortured (American) Pigs

By David Haldane Aug. 3, 2023 I suppose it was just a matter of time. The day I first heard the anguished squeals of a […]

June 24, 2023

Hey, Joe!

By David Haldane June 15, 2023 It happened again the other day. I was riding my motorcycle along the coast towards downtown Surigao, minding my […]

May 4, 2023

Digital Nomads in the Philippines: A New Mode(m) of Living

By David Haldane May 4, 2023 The meeting was long overdue. As my publicist and I waited at the Pancake House in Cagayan de […]

February 17, 2023

American Expat Launches Book on Finding Island Home

Cebu Jose Joya Gallery LITERARY TREATS 2023: A TOOTH IN MY POPSICLE BY DAVID HALDANE BOOK LAUNCH APRIL 12th, 15th, and 25th. […]

July 7, 2022

Slaughtered Plans

By David Haldane July 7, 2022 I’m working in my pajamas today. I had expected to spend the week touring castles in the United Kingdom […]

August 19, 2021

The House on the Hill

By David Haldane August 19, 2021 He could sometimes be disagreeable. A man with strong opinions, he seldom held them back. And whatever inner […]

January 3, 2020

High

By David Haldane Jan. 2, 2020 It was the electrical outlets that finally did it. For a long time we waited for the air conditioning, […]

March 18, 2019

Jerome

By David Haldane March 18, 2019 His name was Jerome. For about three months, he was our driver. Now he’s not and I am once […]

January 29, 2019

Home

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 […]

August 23, 2018

The Chaos of Change

By David Haldane Aug. 23, 2018 The surprising thing about it is that it’s never constant. It shows up at the most inopportune times, buzzing in […]

July 12, 2018

Nightmare

By David Haldane July 12, 2018 It’s a scene that would be at home in most people’s nightmares. Your mother wakes up gasping for breath. It’s […]