AJ Gabriel
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THE CITY DANCED, AND THE CHILD KING LISTENED
January 21, 2019 | Sinulog in Cebu — Of Faith, Familiar Streets, and a Devotion That…
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THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LEAVING AND ARRIVING
January 9, 2019 | On Resigning, Beginning Again, and Learning That a Dream Has No Obligation…
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TWENTY-EIGHT CANDLES AND A SLIGHTLY UNCOOPERATIVE ADULT
July 7, 2018 | On Growing Older, Being Surprised at Midnight, and the Twenty-Seven Things I…
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A STORM IN A TEACUP: WHEN PATIENCE BECOMES PART OF THE UNIFORM
An Essay from the Ward | On Difficult Conversations, Frightened Families, and the Fine Art of…
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BETWEEN NEEDLES, NIGHT SHIFTS, AND A VERY BRAVE HAIRCUT
March 8, 2018 | Almost a Year at St. Vincent General Hospital, Lessons from the Ward,…
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Republic of the Nurses’ Station
Every country needs a capital, and in a hospital ward ours was the nurses’ station. It…
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A NURSE, ACCORDING TO MY RELATIVES
Somewhere in the Philippines, there must be a government office responsible for informing relatives whenever a…
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Signed, Sealed, Still Figuring Things Out
A ballpoint pen costs almost nothing, which feels rather insulting considering the amount of responsibility we…
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Of Trembling Confidence, Clinical Assessments, and the Beautiful Agony of Waiting
May 2017 | A New Home at St. Vincent General Hospital — Of Trembling Confidence, Clinical…
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The Sirao Flower Garden Escape
The Sirao Flower Garden Escape | January 2017 — Of Celosias, Sunflowers, Mountain Air, and a…
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THE NIGHT OUR FAMILY TREE LEARNED TO DANCE
Christmas with the Abon-Tinang Mendrez Clan | December 2016 — A Family Reunion, Questionable Dance Moves,…
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PINTO: ANG TULANG ISINULAT KO NOONG NANINIWALA PA AKONG KAYANG BAGUHIN NG PANULAT ANG MUNDO
An Old Poem from My Fourth Year in College | A Little Nostalgia, Rizal, and the…
