AJ Gabriel
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THE DAY I ASKED THE SUN TO STAY A LITTLE LONGER
May 16, 2014 | The Sun Shall Soon Shine — A Visit to the Divine Mercy…
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WHEN FEAR LEARNED MY FAMILY’S NAME
2014 | Mixed Emotions, Unanswered Questions, and the Day a Diagnosis Changed the Way I Understood…
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THE TRIAL OF A STRANGER’S FACE
The man looked suspicious. I had no evidence of this, of course. He had committed no…
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A GENERATION RAISED TO ENDURE
The roof began leaking just as we were about to eat. There is something about rain…
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CUPID HAD RESERVATIONS. WE HAD DINNER.
February 15, 2014 | Love on the 14th — A Valentine’s Day Among Friends, Overcrowded Restaurants,…
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A FUTURE WRITTEN IN PENCIL
The future looked exceptionally organised on a sheet of yellow pad paper. I had written everything…
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BETWEEN THE MEDICATION TROLLEY AND MY UNMADE BED
February 8, 2014 | Wrapping It Up — Two Weeks Without a Day Off, the Art…
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THE WEIGHT OF AN EMPTY PLATE
There is a particular kind of anxiety that begins when somebody places an unexpectedly generous portion…
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A BOWL OF ARROZ CALDO, AND EVERYTHING WE COULDN’T FIX
November 2013 | A Feeding Programme at Mactan Airbase, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — On Bayanihan, the…
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AFTER THE STORM, WE LEARNED TO CARRY ONE ANOTHER
November 2013 | A Day of Volunteer Work, Repacking Relief Goods, and Finding Hope in the…
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WHEN THE SKY FORGOT HOW TO BE MERCIFUL
November 2013 | Super Typhoon Yolanda, the Grief of a Nation, and the Faith We Carry…
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THE LIVING, THE DEPARTED, AND THE LAST BUS HOME
November 4, 2013 | Saints & Souls — A Filipino Undas, Family Traditions, and Three Days…
