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Ian Rosales Casocot

The Dream of City of Literature, Fulfilled

I still remember that fraught week in August 2024 when I had to churn out the preliminary bid for Dumaguete City as UNESCO Creative City of…

3d ago

The Dream of City of Literature, Fulfilled

3d ago

Reading ‘Quezon’ Between the Lines

Since Jerrold Tarog’s Quezon came to movie screens everywhere last October 15, the debates it has initiated have been fruitful, but also…

Oct 28

Reading ‘Quezon’ Between the Lines

Oct 28

I Like Serendipity

Alas, carefully laid plans had changed. I was no longer Baguio-bound after I touched down in Manila from Frankfurt, after attending the…

Oct 24

I Like Serendipity

Oct 24

In Frankfurt

So this is Europe, Germany specifically. First off: it’s cold, but not too cold — it has been perfect autumn weather, requiring just a…

Oct 17

In Frankfurt

Oct 17

Leaving Enchantment

I’m not sure if this happens to everyone, but every time I am about to leave Dumaguete for an extended trip to somewhere else, my anxiety…

Oct 10

Leaving Enchantment

Oct 10

An Appreciation

I cannot write a review of course because the play was something that I wrote. So I’ll write a brief appreciation instead. We’re allowed to…

Oct 3

An Appreciation

Oct 3

Tropical Comforts and Watercolor Serenity

I did not get to see Gretchen Villanueva-Heras’ new solo exhibition, Tropical State of Mind, when it opened at The Gallery by Pinspired at…

Oct 1

Tropical Comforts and Watercolor Serenity

Oct 1

Generational Divides

Whenever I ask a much younger friend to take photos of me doing stuff, I get anxious when I get back from them an avalanche of said…

Sep 29

Generational Divides

Sep 29

The Worst People in the World, Winning

Let’s just say so many interesting things happened to me this week — for example, an opinion piece from this very space going viral and…

Sep 25

The Worst People in the World, Winning

Sep 25

Grumblings

Over the past two weeks, casual chats over coffee and dinner with some friends who also happen to be business owners in Dumaguete became…

Sep 20

Grumblings

Sep 20

Ian Rosales Casocot

Ian Rosales Casocot

Interpreter of hamsters. Author of Beautiful Accidents: Stories and Heartbreak & Magic: Stories of Fantasy and Horror

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