Questions and answers
Ten pm. By this hour, the voices that colonized the mid-size Italian eatery…
Author: Gretchen Filart
Gretchen is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist from the Philippines, where she embraces life while managing bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her confessional pieces unpack the complexities of grief, healing, motherhood, love, and intersections, garnering recognition from the Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and Navigator's Travel Writing Competition.
Forgiveness (Nagoya)
In history classes, one of the first things we learned was the atrocities…
Walk alone
About 70 percent of my trips are work-related. There are advantages. I don’t…
Letter #15: Six
Hello, Lia. I often think I’m ready for changes, but witnessing “major upgrades”…
A Summer Trip To Manila’s Resorts
While it can’t quite match Macau as the resort Mecca of Southeast Asia,…
Hiking guide: Mt. Malasimbu in Dinalupihan, Bataan
In 2014, on our way to Magalawa Island in Zambales, 22-month old Lia…
Dreams: Northbound Magazine
“There comes a time when the universe opens itself for just a few…
The Perfect Place to Watch the Sun Go Down in Boracay
Image courtesy of SpiderHouse’s Facebook page Unfortunately, Boracay isn’t the idyllic, quiet paradise island…
Video: Lia’s hikes from 2015 onward
Whenever Lia and I hike, trite, demeaning questions and/or unsolicited advice are part…
Bitter gourd
The morning sun seared my skin as I stood next to an ATM machine….
Microtel Inn, Tarlac: What It Means To Be Home
Our 4×2 stopped on a quiet lot beside an intersection that’s redolent of…
8 out-of-the-ordinary eats in Nueva Ecija
Outside farms and mountains, there is the vibrant food culture that Nueva Ecija…
Mornings
This morn felt a bit like old Sunday mornings. Leaves rustled against the…
Lakbay Norte 7: Sides
Whenever I come home from Lakbay Norte, I am overwhelmed with bittersweet joy. Lakbay…
Letter #14: On what your heart says
Hello, Lia. You once told me that you wanted to be a rockstar….
2017: Of Places, People and Dreams
This is how my 2017 ended: a couple hundred pesos in my pocket,…