Tag: Write
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Damgo: 54th Silliman Writers Workshop
Damgo is the Bisaya word for ‘dream.’ I do not recall anymore who came up with the name for our batch, but I do remember why. We write because we dream – it’s as simple as that. These days, whenever I try to come up with a good enough reason for why I write, I’m…
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To my 40-year-old self
Last night, my next door neighbor told me about a guy who, at twenty-three, decided to walk 4,000 miles across America. All he had was a 50-pound backpack, a mandolin, and a sign that read “Walking to Listen.” Andrew Forsthoefel talked to the people he met along the way and asked them questions about their lives…