The Only Two Filipino Bercaws in the History of the World

 My beatific father is being transferred to hospice care in Naples, Florida today. I have no words for the impending loss of the only other Filipino Bercaw in the history of the world, so I’ll tell you the story of how he turned me into a mermaid. My  father’s eyes are fixated on the dozens…

Letter to My Son

This letter to my son serves as the final chapter in my book about my father, “Brain in a Jar.” I thought it would be appropriate to share on this day—David’s eighth birthday. Dear David, When we returned from Singapore, in the summer of 2010, we had lunch with Grandpa Beau at the Perkins Restaurant…