April 13, 2023

Fishing

By David Haldane April 13, 2023     It wasn’t my first time. As a child, my father used to take me fishing in gurgling mountain […]
March 16, 2023

The Potential Loss of a Cranky Old Friend

By David Haldane March 16, 2023     A whack on the head. That describes my first encounter with a jeepney. It happened 20 years ago […]
March 2, 2023

Grounded Plane

By David Haldane March 2, 2023     I probably wouldn’t have seen the film without the headline. “Why is the movie ‘Plane’ banned in the […]
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.       […]
September 1, 2022

Saving Roosters

By David Haldane September 1, 2022     What struck me most was how quickly it ended. One minute, two healthy roosters strutted about, looking threatening […]
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 […]
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 […]
February 3, 2022

Embracing the New Normal

By David Haldane Feb. 3, 2022     It started as a mild itch in the throat. It developed into a deep-throated cough. And then I […]
October 14, 2021

Zoom Wedding!

By David Haldane Oct. 14, 2021   The bride looked radiant in her glowing white gown. Directly behind her sat Mom and Dad; she beaming proudly […]
September 30, 2021

Never Enough

By David Haldane Sept. 30, 2021   The more I know about him, the less I like him. His name is Jose Antonio Vargas; a Filipino […]
August 26, 2021

Falling from the Sky

By David Haldane August 26, 2021     The video is shocking. In it, one clearly sees two dots—later identified as human beings—falling to their deaths […]