Valerie GonzalezMay 10, 20192 min readDying was not the problemMy brother told us don't worry about it, there's nothing you can do about it, so I finally fell asleep
Valerie GonzalezMay 9, 20193 min readTrigger warningFort Santiago, the ancient Spanish-era citadel that housed torture dungeons deep in the rock.
Valerie GonzalezMay 9, 20192 min readFaith Amid the RuinsFilipino woman carries family cross to safety. Leyte, Philippines. November 6, 1944
Valerie GonzalezMay 9, 20193 min read"Filipinos die for love. Americans die for principle"For my novel, The Buggy Driver, I used Yay Panlilio's accounts of guerrilla warfare to flesh out the character and activities of the...