Dark Skies: Tales of Turbulence in Paradise

About this book

"From surviving Typhoon Odette and the emotional fallout of the pandemic to cultural clashes and environmental upheavals, Haldane brings his signature clarity and candor to the page. His writing offers a rare blend of historical perspective, personal depth, and narrative drive." –Manila TimesThese are tales of resilience.This heartfelt collection of essays begins were David Haldane's award-winning 2023 book, A Tooth in My Popsicle, left off. After making the difficult decision to settle in the Philippines where his wife, Ivy, had been born and raised, David and his family spent two years building their dream house overlooking the sea, getting their kids settled in local schools, and falling in love with a vibrant culture that, for him anyway, was like something out of a fantasy novel.Then disaster struck.First came the COVID pandemic, prompting their adopted country to declare the world's longest and strictest lockdown, followed closely by a Category Five Super Typhoon that nearly knocked their house down and blew it away. Besides pandemic pandemonium and typhoon terror, however, this book explores a land and sea of profound perfection, a colorful culture crisp with courage, and the rumblings of distant events threatening to reinvent the world.Mostly, it's a book about change, something all of us must finally endure. Read more

About the Author

David Haldane is an award-winning American journalist and author with homes in Southern California and Northern Mindanao, Philippines, where he writes a weekly column for The Manila Times. A former Los Angeles Times staff writer, he has contributed to two Pulitzer Prize-winning stories and won a Golden Mic award for radio broadcasting. Haldane has published four books including a memoir, short story collection, and two essay collections recognized by the National Indie Excellence Awards, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and Maxy Awards. These days he spends most of his time with his Filipino wife and their two children in the home-with-many-windows they built next to a lighhouse overlooking the Mindanao sea.

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