J. M. Salgado – Yakapin

Being on a Slump: Is there something that is too long?

17 Mar 202321 Mar 2023

In a breath of air, 2020 has gone by so quickly that the memory of the time is a blurred chapter in my life. I know I had been busy,…

Peace for a Worrier: From Lockdowns to Living Again

27 Nov 20223 Dec 2022

Have you ever had those days when you cannot stop thinking about a task at hand, a bill you need to pay before it’s due, a conversation you just had…

RECAP: A Year in Japan

25 Nov 202227 Nov 2022

“Why live? Life was its own answer. Life was the propagation of more life and the living of as good a life as possible.” -Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles This…

Morning Visit

23 Nov 202222 Nov 2022

Wake up earlier than everyone else, I need to get up and prepare breakfast for them. I love spending time with my friends. After all, there are two best things…

Acceptance and letting go

20 Nov 202219 Nov 2022

Every new day opens up opportunities to gain experiences. Each one presents a distinct phase in our lives that we can't see clearly when it happens. but would make better…

Writing exercise: Breathing life (again) to my ideas

18 Nov 202219 Nov 2022

Sa ilalim ng liwanag ng buwan, nakaupo sa may lumang pahingahan sa may dalampasigan ang isang babae. Tahimik ang paligid at tanging ang paghampas ng mga alon ang maririnig. Ngunit…

Flash Fiction…

Remedy

22 Oct 20225 Nov 2022

Hello! Thanks for everything. I know it may not mean much to you but it’s very important to me. Being left here under the dark, cold, foreign, and scary hole…

Love is Relative

20 Oct 20225 Nov 2022

When I love someone, does that person have to be from the opposite sex?Does it have to be a romantic form of attraction to consider it LOVE?A lot of people…

Flash Fiction…

Dinner is Served

8 Sep 20225 Nov 2022

Welcome home! Mama always greeted me that way. Why can’t you do that as well? See, the sky is dark now and I worked so hard today; a warm greeting…

Starting Again: Writing Exercise

9 Aug 20225 Nov 2022

In spite of having all the mental preparation in writing, it couldn't seem so easy to begin going back to that old self of mine who could easily finish a…