My story Milagroso came out on Tor.com last month. (Check out the beautiful cover art by Keith Negley!) It’s a near-future science-fiction fantasy about food, faith, and revisiting one’s home. This story had a pretty interesting journey, so I wanted to share some things I learned while writing/subbing it, in case it helps anyone else.
Read moreSnowblood and Sweet-Talking Childhood Friends
Timing is a weird thing. I’m more surprised than anyone to have two stories out today! They both have take place during winter, and have a main duo as core characters, but other than that they are nothing alike.
Read moreGood Girls, Broken Glass Slippers
My story Good Girls is now live online at Shimmer! It’s about friendships and manananggal and the dark hearts of young girls.
Read moreFriendship Story Fun, AKA May Announcements
Last week a pretty awesome thing happened: the Book Smugglers declared 2016 as the Year of the Superhero, and announced that they will be publishing my Hurricane Heels Series!
Read more2014 Year In Review
2014 is a difficult year for me to describe. It had high highs and low lows, and for whatever reason, they were more pronounced this year than before. I can think of a few culprits. It was my first year of Official Adulting, or at least not spending most of my days in school. I went through two moves – from California back to Manila for a few months, and then from Manila to London (which was also my first time ever being in Europe). I went up a ski lift. I (barely) solved two Mystery Manila rooms. I endured three harrowing visa applications.
I also tried, as best as I knew how, to be a ‘working writer.’ A lot of the times it felt like patting my back with one hand and slapping my face with the other. But there’s a lot to be grateful for.
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