March 23, 2023

Donuts or Bagels?

 By David Haldane March 23, 2023     For years, it was a morning ritual. I would arise early, get the kids ready for school, and […]
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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.       […]
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September 23, 2021

Scamming for Cause

By David Haldane Sept. 23, 2021     It happens at least once a week. I get a message on Facebook from someone I don’t know. […]
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September 24, 2020

Dark Skies

By David Haldane Sept. 24, 2020 It was like stepping into a surreal world under a dark cloud of gloom. Exiting the terminal at Los Angeles […]
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September 10, 2020

Covid Blame Game

By David Haldane Sept. 10, 2020   Sometimes it seems as if God gave us fingers for one purpose only: to point. More specifically, to point […]
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August 20, 2020

Train to Butuan

By David Haldane Aug. 20, 2020   I know, I know; it wasn’t a train but a car, and we weren’t in South Korea but the […]
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April 30, 2020

House Arrest

Want to receive these posts by email? Subscribe here! By David Haldane   April 30, 2020   Let me tell you what scares me. Shuttered shops […]
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March 12, 2020

Gone But Not Forgotten

By David Haldane March 12, 2020   It’s happened too many times to be accidental. The first instance involved a lovely married couple we hired to, […]
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March 5, 2020

Blessing

By David Haldane March 5, 2020   My only moment of uncertainty came when the priest sprinkled holy water onto our door. There, mounted firmly inside […]
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January 23, 2020

Adira

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 […]
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January 17, 2020

Armageddon Postponed

By David Haldane Jan. 16, 2020   I woke up last week to the news that World War III had been postponed. Once again, it seemed, […]
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January 10, 2020

A Tooth in My Popsicle (2)

By David Haldane Jan. 9, 2020   We had just started eating desert at our favorite restaurant, when I bit into something hard. “Wow,” I exclaimed […]
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