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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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

February 9, 2023

Soldiers

By David Haldane Feb. 9, 2023 I have a vivid memory of the coffee we sipped. It was bitter, somehow off kilter, as if […]

February 2, 2023

Old

By David Haldane Feb. 2, 2023 I had no idea we were swimming with saviors. It was 2006, and I was in the Philippines […]

January 26, 2023

Teach Your Children

By David Haldane Jan. 26, 2023 I think of it as the anthem of my generation. You, who are on the road Must have […]

January 19, 2023

Wedding

By David Haldane Jan. 19, 2023 The most touching moment for me came when the bride danced with her father. The elderly man had […]

January 5, 2023

Ubiquitous Ube

By David Haldane January 5, 2023 I have always had a tenuous relationship with Filipino food. A 2019 column entitled “My Life as an Ichthyophobic” […]

December 29, 2022

Divided Faith

By David Haldane Dec. 29, 2022 I read some surprising news the other day. An American Catholic priest, it seems, had been dismissed from the […]

December 15, 2022

The Death of Writing?

By David Haldane Dec. 15, 2022 I remember the day I became a writer. It was 1970, and I had spent six months roaming […]