Hello, Lia.
It’s easy to fall with San Juan. The waves are so terrifyingly massive they consume you; the peace deafening; the sun bathing rocks in all its glory. 
I wish you’re here to see it all, Lia. I wish you’re here.

Longing for travels with you,
Mama
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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