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.
On 2015 and Being Home

On 2015 and Being Home

At this time of the year, among a sea of year-ender posts, highlights…

Because APEC, Go North.

Because APEC, Go North.

Horrendous traffic. No-go zones. Cancelled trips. Throngs of dazed working class commuters walking…

CityLove: Granada, Spain

CityLove: Granada, Spain

Granada has established itself as one of Spain’s youngest, hippest, and most energetic…