Still With You In 2023: A playlist review

Playlist title: Still With You In 2023 She says: Although I'm aware that we've been doing this for so long, I didn't realize that it's been a decade. You're still my constant this year and will remain so. I say: I love how the title feels like an assurance of our friendship. The pandemic might …

Top Ten: Picks From Jaz’s Playlist, Songs, Salt and Syme 2020

It's been a tradition of Jaz and I to share songs we have discovered every start of the year. We have gone from exchanging flash drives to creating a playlist for each other on Spotify, the friendship really have come a long way. So, I'm writing this in response to her blogpost reacting to the …

Author’s Note: Hello Everyone

First things first. Yes, I'm writing this personal blog here, I know that this site is supposed to be for my "fictional creative output" but I've been locked out of my old blog site "My Life Outside The Closet", and I've been meaning to write again about my life like I used to, but I …

Chapter 8: Robbie – Fleeting

Dave asked that we meet at the cafe we used to hang out at when we just started dating. It was this cozy boho-themed garden cafe named after the Greek goddess of harvest and agriculture, Demeter.  I have not been to Demeter for a long time. Trying to move on from my failed relationship with …

Chapter 7: Justin – Space and Exploration

Charlie and I broke up yet again.  My idea. One of those “let’s-give-each-other-some-space” moments. The timing couldn’t have been any better, he was off to Cebu City for some work related things and I could use the free time to go out and catch up with my friends. First weekend of the “cool-off”: We weren’t …

Chapter 6: Nick – Hanging Up

Harry’s silence reeks of judgment. I believe that in the five years that Harry and I have been together, I somehow have gained the right to demand time, Harry with his silence seems to be questioning my right, mocking my sudden emotional outburst. “We have already set our schedules six months ago, you could have …

Chapter 5: Bennet – The Morning After

I wake up with a nagging headache in someone else’s bed, yet again.  I scramble for my phone on the nightstand to check the time, it is nine o’clock already. I put my phone back on the nightstand then I dress up as fast as I can while struggling to remember everything that happened last …

Chapter 4: Dave – Chances

I expect Robbie to glance back and at least throw one final smile at me, but he did not. Maybe that’s asking too much, he already gave a few smiles when we talked a few minutes ago, and it isn’t just a civil conversation, I felt his cordiality in each of the words he said. …

Chapter 3: Ludovic – Sticking Around

Robbie calls me up in the middle of the night, telling me that he could not sleep and that he needed someone to talk to. He starts talking about Dave, his ex-boyfriend. He saw him this morning. He tells me he might still have feelings for his ex-boyfriend. I was actually beside Robbie minutes after …

Chapter 2- Paul: Halo

Andrew suggested we had coffee at Anticipation. I specifically arranged our first meet up to be a coffee date on a late afternoon; if the date goes awry, I can always say I have a dinner meeting after, if the date goes well, we can go straight to a dinner date and have more time …