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for those of us who live close to the equator, july is the month of turning: the last dregs of summer are ushered off into colder parts of the world, and we contend with damper days ahead. our clouds at sunset, which i have previously described as cry-you…

the house shudders at night. a reminder that the world is turning. two weeks turns into three then six then half a year’s gone by without me noticing. they say time passes faster the older you get, so i stay up late at night to catch my breath. i've been…

image from dir. masayuki yoshihara's the eccentric family ed: 'que sera sera' by fhána (2013). every year at the end of rainy season, i'll hunker down and churn out at least one poem just for me; they're all over the place, and now i've decided they live…

(spoilers for the novel ahead!)

dreamt of you. lied down next to you on the bed you shared with mâ. leaned on your shoulder. cried when i woke. think you asked for some hearty soup with tender ribs but can’t remember for sure. told mom we should offer some up with incense. think you wan…

i. recently, i’ve started sleeping with the lights off again. life has been so hectic, and reporting to the office everyday has been exhausting; i keep passing out in bed reading something or other, and they end up staying on.

for kong, whom i cherish more than words can express: mabalacat, the summer of 2018 — i'd decided during the school year where and what i was doing for college, but i hadn't quite told you. i probably should have. the first time i'd ever learned how to wo…

image from dir. yasuhiro irie's fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood ending 1: 嘘 by SID do you know what the worst thing about getting older is?

you're an eternal optimist, so you get your heart broken easily. something's always hurting. it's been hard to speak lately. we haven't been here in a long time. you're fine — this is what you tell yourself, because you want it so badly to be true. someth…

long time no see!