I’m Apple! I’m a fiction & nonfiction writer from Manila, Philippines.
I’m also a mental health advocate and a devotee of early 2000s blogging. Here you’ll find updates on my writing; raw journal entries about mental health, creativity, self-improvement, and relationships; plus the occasional poem or flash fiction.
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When disability bleeds into a pandemic
[Content warning: discussion of heavy mental illness and the pandemic.] As “the new normal” becomes a buzz phrase, I think about how none of this is new or normal for me.
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On Time And Again
Nearly three years ago, I met a boy who didn’t feel things. He was strange, and I liked strange people.
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A Lonely Letter
Yet another journal entry about heartbreaks, spurred by yet another sleepless night.
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Truth Thursday: We Have Forgotten
Resurfacing a very old scribble dedicated to past loves (and heartbreaks).
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In real life, lately (I’m feeling 22!)
Celebrating my 22nd birthday with some positivity!
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Five years in the Philippines
A very short letter to my home country, after spending five years here.
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A Resignation Letter
A secret resignation letter — not the type I’m likely to send, but exactly the type I want to.
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In real life, lately: Cinderella, friends & Tinipak River
An overview of the weekend: a self-date, a reunion, and a river.
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Dear Monday: On getting there
Rambling a little bit about healing from heartbreak.
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The Longest Absence [Flash fiction]
A flash fiction scribble about leaving, and the people who keep doing it.
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Truth Thursday: Shake it out
Reflecting on how depression takes grace and poise away from me.