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Teacher training

Preparing for a new semester has always been simultaneously the best and the worst part of teaching. There’s nothing more exciting than imagining what kind of thing you can teach in class – especially if it’s a new prep – and what kind of readings you can give to students. You wish and hope and… Read More Teacher training

January 15, 2017 sundialgirlLeave a comment

December Doldrums and Delights

The thing about December is that it decided to arrive at the tail end of an already terrible year. 2016 has decided to beat us up in terms of brutality (physically and psychically) on top of the everyday violence we already experience as human beings trying to live on this rapidly deteriorating planet. It probably… Read More December Doldrums and Delights

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 sundialgirlLeave a comment

Why Words Matter

[sel-fish] adjective 1. devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one’s own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others. 2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself: selfish motives. This isn’t the first time you’ve been called that, although you’ve never been in the habit of withholding what other… Read More Why Words Matter

December 4, 2016December 4, 2016 sundialgirl1 Comment

The thing with feathers

“Tonight I write the saddest lines,” said the poet, thinking it to be true. But there were sad days before, and sad days to come. Nobody has ownership of sadness, of mourning, of realizing that the world cannot hand you a reward just because you worked hard for something. Of course you deserve it, you can… Read More The thing with feathers

November 9, 2016 sundialgirlLeave a comment

NaNoWriMo 2016?

So the last time I tried doing NaNoWriMo was in 2011, where I literally tapped out after 2K words. But here’s the thing: I literally need to finish my Kabanata novel by the first of December, because I received a creative work grant from the university that allowed me to teach fewer classes this semester.… Read More NaNoWriMo 2016?

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 sundialgirlLeave a comment

Hey It’s Halloween!

I’m not a very big fan of scary stories and horror films. I’m not the type of person who enjoys thrill-seeking adventures (see: my acrophobia), and while stories are still slightly better than films – especially slasher films, or horror films that concentrate on gore – it’s still a genre that I’m probably never going to enjoy as… Read More Hey It’s Halloween!

October 30, 2016October 30, 2016 sundialgirlLeave a comment

Reviewed by Ruey de Vera

(Photo from Michelle Aguas, who also told me about the article. Thanks!) So my first official newspaper review has come out, from the Philippine Daily Inquirer‘s very own Ruel S. De Vera! You can check out the review HERE while I keep on working (it’s 1 AM right now, sigh) and getting ready for class tomorrow/today.… Read More Reviewed by Ruey de Vera

October 3, 2016October 30, 2016 sundialgirlLeave a comment

Instructions on How to Launch a Book

Write the actual book This is very important. You will have nothing to launch if you did not write anything in the first place. To my past self’s surprise, I never really imagined writing a collection of short fiction; my writing trajectory in college was poetry, and so I wrote fiction as finger exercises, a way to… Read More Instructions on How to Launch a Book

September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 sundialgirlLeave a comment

Of Busy Bears and School Talks

So it’s been a crazy week, and there’s just been so many things going on that it’s hard to get my head straight. But one of the nice things about having a busy week is that you get to meet a lot of people and catch up with others. Bears in Binondo One of the… Read More Of Busy Bears and School Talks

August 28, 2016August 28, 2016 sundialgirlLeave a comment

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