Writer in Manila | Evan Ⓥ (he/him) | Substack

You'll never forget your first, or so they say.

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

Jan 22

New Top Community

For the holidays, we went on a vacation in Morocco — my first time in the country and the African continent.

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

Jan 8

“I know we’re living in the Marcos Era. And I’m aware that many people are suffering. But I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. Am I supposed to feel guilty…

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

Aug 25, 2022

Do I love the Philippines? What do I exactly love? Its geographic location? Its laws? The people? Trying to answer this feels like “Ship of Theseus”-ing…

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

Aug 18, 2022

We need new myths to forge towards our uncertain futures, but they need to be founded on established historical truths.

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

May 26, 2022

And it's wonderful

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

Mar 16, 2022

The French phrase for the week is: Je ne comprends pas. In English: I don’t understand. In high school, we had a substitute teacher who spoke French and…

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

Feb 28, 2022

I volunteer to be the Valentine's Scrooge.

Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

Feb 17, 2022

Writer in Manila

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts