A reader is not really a reader until he reads at least one play in his lifetime
There is a fictional story going on in my mind and it goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a teenage girl with a room full of books. Her collection was eclectic and she did nothing but read day...
View ArticleThin Yarns # 1 - Amuse
Like mushrooms towering over grass and roots and stone and peppered with morning dew, these tents grow like giants in red and white stripes looking down with a cryptic grin over women and children and...
View ArticleThin Yarns #2 - Noise
The noise is awful, deafening. I bow my head, pushing down the confusing gurgle of emotions. I look down, trying to distract myself with the ants crawling near my toes, lining in order, unfeeling,...
View ArticleDid you know that the Bible was once upon a time a banned book?
When I was young with a lot of free time, I voluntarily read the entire Old Testament of my cousin’s Bible that has eye-friendly text and stick figures for illustrations. It was covered with black...
View ArticleThing Yarns # 3 - Commit
On her wedding day, all she could see was her right finger adorned with a gold circle that was not quite a circle. One side is a little bent, the other side a bit scratched. It is a lightweight...
View ArticleCebu Bloggers Society celebrates 7th anniversary
Four years ago, I joined Cebu Bloggers Society. I never left since then. The group went through some glorious moments and not-so-glorious moments, just in almost any organization. During these times, I...
View ArticleThe search for the elusive ‘most romantic story’
Source: www.pinterest.com “Writers are born” is a phrase I warily accept. From experience, I write since I learned it. Eventually, I loved doing it on voluntary basis. What I do believe in is that...
View ArticleLearning from the #incorrigibles
Not directly from the three incorrigible children—Alexander, Cassiopeia and Beowulf—of Ashton Place, but from the people who exist because of them. They are all part of the highly entertaining series...
View ArticleGet to know 4 Cebuano stage directors
Follow me on Instagram: @nrcudis One of the memorable theses I have assisted on was a video documentary that shared the styles and strategies of Cebuano stage directors. Aptly titled Styles and...
View ArticleDigging into the politics of gender in the past: The aswang – Part 1
Reading two essays by Herminia Meñez from her book, Explorations in Philippine Folklore, brought to mind an erstwhile anime series, Shaman King, directed by Seiji Mizushima and co-produced by TV...
View ArticleWILA at 24 and a book launch
Coming from hours-long interaction with the computer, which was bordering on becoming apathetic, over imagined emotions and thoughts about condominiums, I had welcomed any form of respite one...
View ArticleI'm back to blogging but not here.
I'm moving out. Visit my new blog, this time with more focus on books, short stories and personal essays, at she who scrivens got a swamper on www.aidetoseshat.wordpress.com. I already have several...
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