T - 31 Days: The Lease. I knew this time would eventually come. Something to break my heart and make it real. I didn't need to sign it...

I unpack all my boxes. I have dinner with friends. I borrow three forks. And a box cutter. And a wine opener. I put new sheets on my bed....

Sundays were made for lazing in bed. Pancakes for breakfast and tummy scratches. The farmer's market and taking your time, to lay in the...

I don't know who needs to hear this - actually, I do. YOU DO. Person who just unwillingly, begrudgingly heartbreakingly ended a...

I LOVE you. It may not be the “glitter and the gay”, I may not want to shout from a mountain top and I rarely blog about it, but it’s...

Where you met. Your first date. First kiss. Anniversary trips. Your favorite restaurant. Order at Philz. Secret park. Guilty pleasure TV...

When I immigrated to the United States from the Philippines at the age of 2, I lived in a few different apartments in San Francisco. But...

Whether you've been rocking with me since I was "a pair of Christian Louboutins and fresh out the box Js all in one" or are new to the...

And then the sky turned orange and it looked down on us. Muffled by the smoke it whispered, “I warned you”. We have failed her, and for...

Everyone always asks me how I feel, and I always tell everyone I’m … “OK”. And for the first time, I’m not lying. I’m just scared. Scared...

I’ve spent most of my blogging existence documenting my quest to fall ridiculously, inconveniently, and agonizingly in love. So does this...

Not everyone needs therapy, but all of us could use it. Yet, those could benefit from it the most refuse to go. And that’s OK. One...

When we’re starving, we want to eat. When we’re thirsty, we want to drink. So when we’re sad, we of course want to be happy. But it’s...

A friend of mine started sharing random videos of cute babies doing cute things after she realized I held the same affinity for them....

The other day I was sad. Not sad, sad. Just little kid sad, pouting and stuff. It was 79 degrees and we don’t have a deck, or a balcony,...

It is now officially Day 40 of shelter in place (SIP), although technically Day 48 for me. I suppose it’s now appropriate to call...

Your prompt for today: Reflect on the first time you became aware of race—either yours or someone else’s. What meaning did you make of it...

Dear Black Kings and Queens, I feel unqualified to write anything, but how can I NOT write something? For now, I just want you to know...

I used to pride myself in being able to write what other people felt or thought, but could never quite articulate. I struggled for a...