M.P. Capellan

Red flags we call fine

M.P.C. / April 13, 2026

I wanted to write a reminder of reasons I walked away from you, to put shape to the silence that […]

M.P.C. / April 6, 2026

“What an odd thing to post.” “Can you try not being stupid?” “I hope you lose your job.” “It doesn’t

M.P.C. / March 29, 2026

I grew up under the care of a mother who measured every breath against the weight of the world. Not

M.P.C. / March 18, 2026

Her hunched back and distant gaze are a heartbreaking sight. Not the mom I grew up watching; the fast-paced, sharp,

M.P.C. / March 2, 2026

One day, the country slipped into the wrong hands and the rest is…making history. Not the kind you frame. Not

M.P.C. / February 23, 2026

I saw a writing prompt on this blogging platform earlier today. The question was simple: What bores you? For me,

M.P.C. / February 17, 2026

One of those days when the song on the radio brings back time and it stays and every shed tear,

M.P.C. / February 14, 2026

So it’s Valentine’s Day — a day I’ve grown estranged from, as if it belonged to a language I once

M.P.C. / February 1, 2026

As a child-less teacher, I’ve had a front-row seat to the many ways parenting shows up in children’s behavior. Behaviors

M.P.C. / January 26, 2026

Roughly six million Jews. Six million Jews were exterminated by Nazi Germany. Ever since I learned this as a young

M.P.C. / January 20, 2026

Every word on here is or once was a piece of me. I mean what I say. I write what

M.P.C. / January 3, 2026

My first blog post of 2026 is a rather trivial one. With so much unhappiness going on, I thought I’d