Sound and fury, signifying nothing
Recently I have found my social media feeds inundated with a panoply of essays enhanced by AI writing assistance. Those...
Not by AI
Disclaimer: this piece is not written using AI (artificial intelligence). I can write this content. I know that I am...
Years I lost in the haze
It was in 2021 when I first learned how to write. My mama prepared a table in our small garden,...
I didn’t know you could have both
Why do we often think that passion and career can’t exist in the same space? It is a question that...
Perfect career
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 27, 2006. Exactly a week ago, I did something...
What it means to have a head start
By the time I was eight, I knew I had a thing for writing. In grade school, I was drawn...
Notes on writing
When I first discovered the love affair between imagination and words, tucked in the yellowing pages of a library book...
I lost my ink
Have you ever been in a situation where your passion seems to feel dull? The vigor that you felt the...
The length of a story
''How long should a story be?'' That was the question I asked NVM Gonzalez long ago in a private moment...
Why do I write?
I grew up being fond of and surrounded by people. I was not the type of kid who would sneak...