August 10, 2023

Kids in Space

By David Haldane August 10, 2023   The phone call startled me. “David,” my wife said from the medical lab 142 miles away where she works […]
July 27, 2023

Should Parents Be Told?

 By David Haldane July 27, 2023   It seems like a question with a simple answer. If a child exhibits symptoms of mental illness in school, […]
March 30, 2023

Dimmer Lights: Are Filipinos Less Intelligent than Other Southeast Asians?

By David Haldane March 30, 2023     Intelligence. It’s something to which I’ve long paid attention. Probably because my parents—especially Mom—were absolute fanatics about getting […]
February 17, 2023

Lost Boys

By David Haldane Feb. 16, 2023     I won’t say his name. I met him at an expat gathering outside Surigao City. It was Christmastime […]
December 22, 2022

Treatment Required

By David Haldane Dec. 22, 2022   The headline hit me like a breath of fresh air. “New York will treat mentally ill, even if they […]
March 17, 2022

TikTok Tidings

By David Haldane March 17, 2022     The news was astonishing. “Significant breaking news out of Ukraine,” the broadcaster breathlessly intoned. “Ukraine has killed a […]
February 24, 2022

Tik-Toking Teens

 By David Haldane Feb. 24, 2022     It became an almost weekly occurrence at our house in Surigao City. My teenage nieces would gather somewhere […]