Alma Anonas-CarpioSea’s ReckoningThis story is dedicated to the brave soldiers manning the Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas Sierra Madre. Sending you soldiers the snappiest…Jun 3Jun 3
Alma Anonas-CarpioMemory and Freedom, a new bookI wrote my first book into my mid-30s, a cookbook, and my first novel a few years after that. I am very happy to annonce that I have marked…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioMy mother, the swordsmithNow that the scorch marks on the kitchen wall and ceiling are gone after several decades of seeing them daily, I am breathing easier and…Sep 2, 2023Sep 2, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioFly by Night and Other KiligGot a story out in a new anthology under the #MitolohiyaPH series of 8Letters, the very productive Philippines-based publisher that also…Aug 13, 2023Aug 13, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioService as life, or, wala sila sa lolo koThis is an editorial that was published in the Manila Standard on April 24, 1995, written by Amante Bigornia after a conversation between…Apr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioMy grandfather, the barrio doctorI wrote this tl/dr Facebook post three years ago, in the thick of the pandemic lockdowns in the Philippines. It came up in my memories on…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioLet’s talk about sex (scenes)Saw a post on Twitter where someone was asking how to write a sex scene a few months back. That got me thinking about my process when I…Mar 18, 2023Mar 18, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioFinally, available in the PHLWriting a novel is not easy, but it is satisfying. In my case, writing my first complete novel — the actual first novel stalled at chapter…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioRiver banksWalked the banks Of your river Kids in tow. You walked unseen Beside us. I know.Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
Alma Anonas-CarpioHow old do you feel?Too old to take life lightly As the sky would take clouds. Not old enough for death, Or to not care whether I live or die.Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023