Sea’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
Memory 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
My 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
Fly 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
Service 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
My 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
Let’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
Finally, 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
River banksWalked the banks Of your river Kids in tow. You walked unseen Beside us. I know.Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
How 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