How to act sober sa iba’t ibang scenario ng buhay middle-class sa Pinas. Kaya natin ‘to, mga kapatid!
As of last month, I’m a free agent, and it does mean whatever you think it means, although it probably doesn’t mean what you think it means for me. Look, upon my return from a very short trip to the relatively warmer London, the Dublin chill and rain blasted into…
Leave a CommentIt’s Wednesday and I haven’t written for 5 days because I’m terrified of how to start the second scene of the novella I’m overhauling. But yeah, through some self-trickery and grit I managed to squeeze some blood from a stone, 287 words in 30 minutes, in the only writing session…
Leave a CommentI woke up later than desired today, but I’m still reeling from the monthly blood bath so I say it doesn’t count. I made myself a sandwich I’ve been timing to make in the shortest amount of time. I’ve been fixated on it for two weeks now. [Skip to the…
Leave a CommentWent to the doctor today and immediately felt my symptoms settle down a bit, effectively gaslighting myself so it felt like I was exaggerating everything I was feeling. Doctor was able to chalk some of it to post-Covid gland swelling, so we’re just going to wait for a bit for…
Leave a Comment3 weeks of laundry, vacuuming, garbage bin refresh, returning books to my shelves, cleaning up: I was thinking of doing these during the weekend but none of that happened. Instead, I finished The Saint of Bright Doors (read my Goodreads review on it, I was feeling very strongly when I…
Leave a CommentCompelling stuff over here LOL Wednesday night, I got the whole plot lined up for my next (self-imposed) project into the wee hours of the morning while trying to sleep. Kaya ako hindi makatulog e! Matutulog na lang nagpapaka-productive pa. I don’t recommend it, but when it happens, masaya naman.…
Leave a CommentStill wonky on the lighting pero madaming narating writing-wise in fairness kapag hindi mo “focus” ang writing (kasi focus ko na makapag-focus dahil nagsi-stream) mas playful ang approach ko sa pagsusulat. Ang weird! Parang that quote about that sideways pursuit of happiness. Baka magstream sa YouTube at Twitch nang sabay…
Leave a Comment(Ang featured image ay galing sa pagbating post ng Avenida Books.) Ayus! Napasali ang nobela kong “Hoy, Pong!” bilang finalist sa kategoryang Best Novel in Filipino ng 42nd National Book Awards ng National Book Development Board–Philippines at Manila Critics Circle. Nasa 326 na libro ang na-nominate (sabi ng GMA news…
Leave a CommentPosting my first and ugly test stream here to figure out if I like doing it after a few weeks. Don’t watch it, the audio sucks and I cough a lot in it. I’m not exactly aural but even I got very annoyed by both my voice and the keyboard…
Leave a CommentI’ve learned by being in writing discussion groups that have pro (authors who’ve been paid market rates in exchange for the right to publish their stories on a venue) writers in them (who don’t know me) that submitting to venues is a super important part of getting published. I say…
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