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The Honesty Project That Wasn’t
Posted on April 25, 2024 Leave a Comment
The blog post narrates a deeply personal story of a relationship breakdown. The narrator describes a dinner at a Chinese restaurant where his companion unexpectedly declares that she had intended to use him as an “honesty project” by being completely truthful with him. However, she reveals that she was unable to maintain this honesty because of her feelings for someone else, which she confesses during the meal. The conversation leads to a painful acknowledgment of unreciprocated feelings and mutual deception. The situation further complicates as their mutual friend later informs the narrator about the public disclosure of the incident within their friend circle. The post continues with various references to the narrator’s past experiences and relationships, hinting at a pattern of emotional distress and recovery, culminating in his current more stable life situation. Throughout, the post interweaves song lyrics that echo the emotional stages of the narrator’s reflections, emphasizing themes of disillusionment, acceptance, and moving on.
The Parent Ren XVII: Chaos, Beautiful and Lovely Chaos
Posted on January 1, 2024
We often strive for a home that’s a picture of order and tranquility, a personal Eden where everything is in its perfect place. Yet, the reality for many of us, especially those with young explorers around, is a living space that’s more like a workshop in perpetual motion, continuously reorganized by a tiny, inquisitive force […]
Se Cayó La P
Posted on November 5, 2021
The only thing that I remember from that day is the letter P sitting on the floor next to the grating that ran at the bottom of the fridge. It was the same refrigerators that I had with me through college, a refrigerator that was gifted to my parents by my paternal grandfather when they […]
In Medias Res, Part III
Posted on November 10, 2020
It’s almost three in the morning, and I’m driving toward Alice’s apartment. Part of me was tired over the adventure from a few hours ago, but the other side of me wanted to make sure that Alice got home safely. I assumed she was home because she was nowhere to be found when I went […]
The Pandemics You Can Try to Stop
Posted on March 18, 2020
So we didn’t stop the pandemic this time. Can we stop it next time? Can we stop an epidemic of anything anymore? What about the non-communicable diseases? How about stopping those epidemics of obesity or opioid overdose? Can politics ever stop getting in the way? Am I asking too many questions?
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