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This is based on a true story. The story of family quarrels over money is a dime a dozen. They are more intense than quarrels among friends. Here is a strange one that warms the heart. eastwind journals February 26, 2025, Archives tr614 By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com / http://www.eastwindjournals.com Share this article with friendsContinue reading “Family is Forever”

These stories are inspired by actual events and people. The Psychic Mechanic. Ruy is a psychic bum. He has a high-end motor repair shop somewhere hidden in a narrow street in Mandaluyong, but does not look for clients. They look for him. He depends on walk-ins. He does not even have a shop name orContinue reading “Pinoy Mind Power”

BUTCH – I have spoiled you. You have a silver spoon in your mouth. I want you to learn about life. PATRICK – Dad, I know about life. That’s why you sent me to the best university. BUTCH – Patrick, I know it is good that you are oozing with confidence but you still don’tContinue reading “The Father-Son Billionaires”

Note. Information for this article comes from hopkinsmedicine.org, the official website of John Hopkins Center. The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (PCR) in Baltimore, Ohio, is the pioneer in one of the most radical approaches in mental illness therapy, using a hallucinogenic mushroom, whose street name is ‘magic mushroom’. eastwind journals FebruaryContinue reading “Magic Mushroom as Depression Therapy”

This story is based on true characters in an actual situation. Names have been changed for privacy. Noah and Oliver are the best of friends since childhood, inseparable, willing to die for each other. They both work for Ace Advertising Agency, known as Triple A, a prestigious multinational. Now the fireworks begin. eastwind journals FebruaryContinue reading “Saving Noah”

Jason exploded in a violent quarrel with his wife. This was at the end of cumulative daily small quarrels about petty issues for a whole month. He wanted separation because he could not take it anymore. Because the issues were petty, he could not even pinpoint why they were really quarreling. On the verge ofContinue reading “Relationships Make or Break our Lives”

This article is an excerpt from the author’s movie screenplay “The Tycoon and the Teenager”, being proposed for Hollywood production. Interested producers and readers can read a shortened version of the screenplay at this link = https://eastwindjournals.com/2023/06/16/the-tycoon-and-the-teenager-30/ Terence is the vicious tycoon, the greedy billionaire. Therese is his newly hired teenage intellectual rebel, a summaContinue reading “Not One Stone Shall be Left Un-turned”

Jason exploded in a violent quarrel with his wife. This was at the end of cumulative daily small quarrels about petty issues for a whole month. He wanted separation because he could not take it anymore. Because the issues were petty, he could not even pinpoint why they were really quarreling. On the verge ofContinue reading “Relationships Make or Break our Lives”

My university co-professor Eliza told to me that, when she was teaching in Australia at the high school level, she asked her class, “How many of you have separated parents?” There was absolute silence. The class froze. After several minutes, one brave girl raised up her hand. Eliza encouraged the class to speak out. Slowly,Continue reading “Broken Homes, Broken Children”

Ernest, 4 years old, was about to put his finger on a candle flame. His mother warned him that he would get burned. He was curious and wanted to know what it felt like. So, when his mother left, he put his finger on the candle flame, and immediately jerked it away. Theoretical wisdom isContinue reading “Experiential vs. Theoretical Wisdom”