Works by Shiena M. Barrameda
Forgive me, (digital) pen and paper, for being absent for a long time. I don’t know why but I find it hard to write my thoughts down. I am not sure if it’s just due to my laziness or frustration over the fact that in order to show the world my ideas, I have to […]
To our dear customers: We sadly inform you that our convenience store will be closed for two weeks beginning 2 May 2024 to give way to a cleaning and blessing. Our management has decided that this action is necessary after many incidents endangered the mental well-being of our employees, especially those on night duty. The […]
I was there the day he set himself on fire. It was a clear day. The clouds were fluffy but few. I nodded to him when he saw me at a distance, as he started walking from the little street he was waiting in, where he was probably composing himself. He smiled at me. I […]
Melissa went missing a week ago. My wife has been in shambles since then. I often hear her crying in the kitchen where she and her best friend used to hang out all the time. Melissa and Luisa have always loved cooking – my wife solely for the joy of it, Melissa for the “magic” […]
This is how I start most of the conversations I have with friends. I have few friends and I talk to only two of them. So maybe “friends” is already a stretch. Only one of those two is the recipient of conversations that start with this. I think Gen Zs call it “info dumping” when […]
