A Love Letter from the RainbowWhat a way to open the first ever Teatro Sillimaniana Festival! In a showcase of award-winning plays by Silliman playwrights, as helmed by…2d ago2d ago
A Spectacle of UnravelingIt’s kind of frightening to see how fast America — supposedly the most powerful nation in the world — is unraveling these days. It’s also…4d ago4d ago
A Note on ResurrectionWhat defines my life — and perhaps everyone else’s, in a frenetic world — is busy chaos. But finally, I have found some time for myself…Apr 20Apr 20
Four Days of Stories, Four Days of Literary Fellowship — A Litany of ThanksAs of this writing, it has been eight days since we started the 2nd Dumaguete Literary Festival, and five days since we saw it come to a…Apr 14Apr 14
Realizing a Dream of Books and WritersLike many things in my life, a literary festival set in the veritable literary cocoon that is Dumaguete was always a pipe dream —…Apr 11Apr 11
Recapping a LifeLately — for the past few years, to be honest — I have sensed a pattern to my TV watching, and it always goes like this: the first season…Mar 31Mar 31
Remembering the Writers of Iowa, Circa 2010Last March 6, I read the terrible news I knew was coming. The Trump administration was cutting off its annual funding of the International…Mar 22Mar 22
A Personal Journey to City of LiteratureA pipe dream is comfortable. Indulging in pipe dreams is safe, because there are really no risks involved, only pronouncements.Mar 14Mar 14
The Way of the WakwakIt is understandable why the color red suffuses much of the atmosphere — and the metaphors — of Pulang Langob, the restaging of the…Mar 14Mar 14