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January 20, 2022

Studying Shakespeare

By David Haldane Jan. 20, 2022 It was the first time I recall Shakespeare ever putting a lump in my throat. It happened in […]

January 13, 2022

By David Haldane Jan. 13, 2022 The headline was so unobtrusive I almost missed it. “How to know if those are Omicron symptoms, or maybe […]

January 6, 2022

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 […]

December 30, 2021

By David Haldane Dec. 30, 2021 It was only a typewriter. An antique machine upon which, many years ago, I began to write. Now it […]

December 23, 2021

By David Haldane Dec. 23, 2021 We finally got the bad news at 1:45 in the morning. Our Surigao City dream house had been “severely […]

December 16, 2021

By David Haldane Dec. 16, 2021 This morning I heard my son singing in the shower. It was a merry song, the kind an 11-year-old […]

December 2, 2021

By David Haldane Dec. 2, 2021 I still remember the first time I set foot in the Philippines. My immediate reaction: “Wow, this is the […]

November 18, 2021

By David Haldane Nov. 18, 2021 The thing I remember most is the moonbeams on the water. Like crazy lightning bolts from above, they careened […]

November 11, 2021

By David Haldane Nov. 11, 2021 This is the story of a man and his hat. The hat is a military green cap adorned at […]

November 4, 2021

By David Haldane Nov. 4, 2021 It all happened again last week. The salutes. The proud words of praise. The dual bugles playing reverie; the […]

September 23, 2021

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. […]

September 2, 2021

By David Haldane September 2, 2021 His excitement was palpable. “Daddy,” he announced from the dimly lit screen of my cell phone, “I made a […]