Hello, Lia.
I am in Bohol right now, and you are
over a thousand miles away. I wish you were here, but school is
important. There are beautiful beaches around. Someday, when you
don’t have school, maybe we can return here and go to the beach
together, so we can build sandcastles.
Stay good.
Always thinking of you,
Mama
P.S.
In Letters to Lia

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.

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