Long Story Short by Adelle Chua
COVID hits home
"Just try to make it today, and tomorrow will be another battle." Like many, I thought of COVID-19 as something...
A beach, a rainbow, and so many sunsets
"How many challenges, but also how many triumphs, small mercies, and pockets of perfection?" I took my family on a...
The audacity of Leody: Part Two
"People will go for a different rock to hit themselves with, or a vampire with shorter fangs. Part 2...
The audacity of Leody
"He has no larger-than-life personality, no penchant for gimmickry, and no money." (Part 1) These days, election news has...
IMHO
"Fact is not the opposite of opinion; it is its foundation." In April this year, the New York Times...
Honor among dropouts
"Not finishing school is a lot more acceptable these days. Lying about it is another story." Completing an...
Teach Learn Love
"When children get overwhelmed by life events, they may not be able to articulate it. And so they cope in...
Civility
"She received threats of rape and murder — now she is studying online political culture from halfway across the world."...
Children with children
"Can the Executive Order seeking to lower the rate of teenage pregnancy really make a difference?" Joella Baloloy is...
The flags are scarlet (2)
"The numbers say our leaders have a lot of explaining to do. Numbers do not lie — and cannot be...
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