Hilong time no seeI know it’s beenages since youlast saw me.Since you lastheard from me, sinceI lastspoke of this - this darknessyep, the very same, the one that makes merun ‘n hidefrom fear, fromchaos, frominconceivable pain,not the physical kindnot only the physical kindthe withering, the overwhelming, thetorturous ghost that'salways been, yet seems tonever go awaythe emotional, the heartbreakingly,... Continue Reading →
Stuck Inside
It's not because the threat of COVID19 It's not because I'm a natural hermit, a homebody I'm not unable It's not like I don't know how It's because I'm frozen. I'm stuck inside trapped I don't know how to escape from the maze of my own mind my own brain is working against my own... Continue Reading →
The 9-Month Journey
It was May 2018. With our lease up in June and our flight out approaching the 22nd of May, we spent most of our nights at my childhood home, slowly moving out of our place in Oak Park and moving into the only home I knew. But also the home that didn't feel like home... Continue Reading →
Well, hello there.
R: Well, hello there. W: It's been quite the year hasn't it? R: Yes. I believe so. W: Have you returned? R: Yes. W: Are you sure? R: Well, I sure hope so. .... R: Have you been waiting long? W: I've been here . . . Always. Ahh, so you've been. You've never left,... Continue Reading →
Dear Maui
I really miss you. Like really. Maybe because I like warm weather, but not I’m melting, I’m dying because it’s so hot here in Bangkok type weather. No, I honestly really miss you. I’ve gone to Hawaii once before when I was ten and naturally, I don’t remember a thing. There’s something about traveling when... Continue Reading →
June 29, 2018 – A Therapy Session with Myself
Writing a book is a lot harder than I thought it would be. And I want to write several books. But I gotta finish one first. I know, I know. Everyone keeps telling me to just sit down and write for at least 15 minutes a day. I know, I know. You just have to... Continue Reading →
Lost & Found
How can one be both at the same time? Given my current situation, I'd say, it is quite possible. I keep cycling back. It’s like I’m stuck in some kind of time loop. I created a new draft to post, but I realized I’ve been a bit redundant. I’ve been in the same set of... Continue Reading →
Fly Free (6/6 Excerpt from Beyond the Cover)
If you're just tuning in now, here are the previous excerpts from Beyond the Cover, for your enjoyment: Beyond the Cover IntroductionPast (1/6) - optionalNuts for Coco (2/6)Present (3/6) - optionalEscape (4/6)Future (5/6) - optional I thought my parents understood that I wasn’t ready. I was about to be wed with a complete stranger. It was not... Continue Reading →
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