tonight i feel it a beginning it will be spectacular the stage will be drenched in decades of connection made visible in this era of online hang-outs and connecting via screens we are reminded of the power of standing close to one another there are so many more nights ahead tonight we will dance in … Continue reading return to the courtyard

all night in the city long bike rides without adequate lighting dark boulevards all to myself secret parking spots and midnight donuts the sound of music still ringing in my ears embraces echoing in my chest the weight of microphones, speakers, cables in my hands coconut beef and cornbread bibingka lingering on my tongue this … Continue reading caught up in love, the sound of sirens in the background