We rip another page off the calendar. I look forward to things, but I look backwards as well and get a sinking feeling in my chest. Sometimes I feel that my heart is dropping, which makes it harder to walk because it falls to my feet, weighing me down, so I have to shuffle around...
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Darling don’t you go and cut your hair
Years ago, back in Manila, it was a hobby of mine to cut my own hair. All I needed was a mirror, another mirror, a plastic bag (to put the hair in, I’m no slob) and a pair of scissors. I was quite good at it, too. But I think I’ve gotten all self-conscious about...
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The dog who was a cat inside
I fall for these things, all the time… I love how the cat wants to chase mice, and how the dog just wants to sniff doggie butts! Note: Jul, if you can’t decide between getting me a dog or a cat, what do you say about a dog who has an inner cat, or a...
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Bring me a day full of honest work and a roof that never leaks and I’ll be satisfied
When we learned that we’d be moving, we couldn’t go online to get any information about the country, because at that time we didn’t have internet access (and as a result almost lost our minds). We had to satisfy our curiosity with the only book in our home that mentioned Qatar: a crummy Altas Illustré...
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