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Just Caffeine pt. 12
In the 1990s, Manila was gripped by news of an aswang invasion, an umbrella term for monsters that prey on humans. The attacks seemed to peak in 1997, during the Asian Financial Crisis, and many took it as a grim recession indicator. Most reports of attacks came from the slums. Two of the biggest stories β read more
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Just Caffeine pt. 7
image: GalatΓ©e, Charles Jalabert Sleep comes and goes. I wish it lingered longer. These days, I only fall into it when Iβm utterly exhausted or medicated. And even then, I dream. Vividly. Uneasily. I’m sure it’s fatigue. Iβve been writing constantly this past month, for my blogs and for myself. I’ve been writing to fill β read more
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Just Caffeine pt. 6
image: Ophelia, 1872, Jean-Baptiste Bertrand Little by little, I chip away. Tasks, mostly. Chores. Sometimes I do them twice. There is always more. The world, meanwhile, continues: unmade, unmended. I refuse to be performative about being an immigrant (in social media). So, I’ll just stick to drinking my lattes and supporting small, local businesses, and β read more
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Just Caffeine pt. 5
image: The Death of Icarus, by Alexandre Cabanel I made a few minor edits to this blog. One was redoing the tags, which had begun to feel unruly, almost accusatory. The remnants of what once lived here were too visible. In a moment of clarity, or maybe compulsion, I deleted it all. Order seemed necessary. β read more
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Just Caffeine pt. 3
I live in the margins of a major city, a choice that now feels less like compromise and more like quiet preference. Iβm old enough to admit that the glamor of being in the heart of it all, the clamor, the lights, the perpetual nearness of strangers, no longer holds much appeal. Even when I β read more
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