Safety – David Haldane

February 23, 2023

Turbulence

By David Haldane Feb. 23, 2023 Everyone knows that airplanes crash. That’s why, for years, I’ve always contemplated death when boarding a flight. Could […]

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. […]

November 10, 2022

Scary Monsters

By David Haldane November 10, 2022 The stories are hard to read. A young woman from Mexico said she felt the weight of other […]

July 14, 2022

Time Travel

By David Haldane July 14, 2022 It’s as if we’ve stepped back in time. Outside our window lies a pile of decaying debris. The veranda […]

April 27, 2022

The Wrong Screaming Headlines

By David Haldane April 27, 2022 My 11-year-old son came home grinning a few weeks ago. The cause of his joy soon became apparent; […]

January 6, 2022

Thanks Very Big

By David Haldane Jan. 6, 2022 The video is hard to watch without getting emotional. In it, dozens of neighbors gather at the Siargao Island […]

August 12, 2021

No Place Like Home

By David Haldane August 12, 2021 The moment was sweet. Hunkered down in my office, I heard a commotion downstairs and decided to investigate. There, […]

July 29, 2021

Stuck Behind Walls

By David Haldane July 29, 2021 It could be worse, of course. I could be without Internet, TV and a view of the construction […]

June 24, 2021

Hot!

By David Haldane June 24, 2021 It feels like you’re wrapped in a burning blanket banishing all thoughts and concerns. For a time you try […]

June 10, 2021

The Green Lane

By David Haldane June 10, 2021 The relief felt tangible. “Quarantine for vaccinated foreigners eased,” the Business World headline screamed. “The government on Thursday approved […]

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 […]

March 5, 2019

Broken

By David Haldane March 5, 2019 Somehow, I knew from the beginning that it was too good to be true. A 2015 Yamaha Mio scooter, not […]