The bigger, more frightening picture
I was awakened just before the alarm could at 7. My husband was coming out of a dream. “A column is writing in my head,” he said, rolling over to
I was awakened just before the alarm could at 7. My husband was coming out of a dream. “A column is writing in my head,” he said, rolling over to
This time she may not make it. Although she has survived previous attacks, this time she is up against a particularly cruel and murderous one, launched on her in betrayal,
No hay mal que por bien no venga.” Roughly translated: There is nothing bad, from which good cannot result. It’s a Spanish saying I heard from my paternal grandparents, growing
I’ve been warned by those younger and more fit that it’s a hard and long way back to where we were—if we ever get there. And, having gone through what
Planning life did not come until after I had upped and left my first marriage. Slowly but surely, it began to dawn on me: from hereon I would have to
It’s the way everyone my age would like to transition from here to eternity: quickly and, preferably, in their sleep. My mom herself managed it—well, close enough anyway. As far
It is said that certain marriages are made in heaven; so are storms and earthquakes, unstoppable as they are. And this one wedding, of a favorite journalist of ours, by
I’m playing psychologist, and the man on my imaginary couch is the President of the Philippines. Before agreeing, he makes a strange request, that he be inside a mosquito net
What better age to be than as a toddler during World War II! As a matter of privileged good care and protection, I was spared all its ugliness, so that
Into our second pandemic year, we’re going through yet another stringent lockdown. Surprisingly, it’s turning out to be a blessing in the most unlikely disguise. It has given me solemn
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