May 29, 2021
mahal ko, on this day last year, I was in America, not knowing when I’d be in your arms again when the borders stayed closed, we both...
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Mallory Bjork
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
typhoon season
here in Manila it’s been raining for 5 days--I think I’ve lost track because all the days are the same it’s typhoon season, + I’ve been...
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Mallory Bjork
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
the next time I see you
“The next time you see me, I’ll propose” that was your promise to me, when I was crying about you going back to Manila, again crying...
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Mallory Bjork
- May 27, 2021
- 1 min
an ode to our life in 13A
"it’s the end of an era"-- you said this the other day the era of the two “M” girls from the midwest, living together in Tropical...
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Mallory Bjork
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Waiting for June
Psalm 30: 5 “joy comes with the morning” sometimes, one grows up with the person they come to love + other times, God’s plans are more...
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Mallory Bjork
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
Waking Up in Subic
the jungle is my backyard--I watch the monkeys walk my fence like a tightrope the sunlight-filled windows warm my soul, chilled by an...
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Mallory Bjork
- Feb 24, 2021
- 1 min
My Winter Rose
We lived in paradise, you + I where tropical birds sang sweet melodies in fruit trees, freshly painted sunsets hung nightly over the...
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Mallory Bjork
- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
February 14, 2021
Ang Valentine ko, I'm writing to say, "Happy Valentine's Day" I bought a plane ticket--I'm coming home to you--to the beautiful islands...
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Mallory Bjork
- Nov 1, 2020
- 2 min
A Shattering Panic
I saw the last light in my eyes go out as tears blurred my vision and my mind went dark I heard what I knew to be the shattering of...
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