The Journal
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APPARENTLY, HEAVEN HAS NO TIMER.
I was standing in front of the microwave watching thirty seconds behave as though it had…
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But perhaps “unfinished” was no longer the insult I once thought it was.
At some point, my calendar began looking like two different women were sharing it. One of…
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THE MANUAL WASN’T IN THE DRAWER.
The kettle clicked off in the kitchen just as something small and plastic dropped onto the…
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Unfiltered truth
Deception has excellent manners. I think that is why we do not always recognise it when…
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THERE WAS ONE SCREW LEFT.
The Wayfair boxes had barely settled on the floor before I decided patience was no longer…
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Seasons of Becoming
“Put down roots where you are planted.” I did not understand that line when I first…
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Life, Unposted
April in England has started behaving like April in England: confused, hopeful and completely unwilling to…
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I WAS THERE. JUST NOT IN THE ROOM.
At the next table, four people were sitting together and nobody was looking at anybody. One…
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KEEP IT FOR THE NEXT PERSON.
The pound coin was technically mine for about forty seconds. I was walking towards the trolley…
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BREAK GLASS IN EMERGENCY.
The fire alarm went off before anything was actually on fire. That, I realised afterwards, was…
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From Barangay Gossip to Viral Posts
When I was a child, there was one name that could make an ordinary evening suddenly…
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I WAS ONLY LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST.
I opened the fridge looking for breakfast and found yesterday instead. The cold air hit my…
