All the writers are from two central Philippine islands: Negros (yes, that IS the name of one of the islands, thank you Spanish colonizers who named it…… Read more “Buglas, A New Literary Journal from the Central Philippines, Inaugural Issue”
Category: Calls
Jobs Strikes Back
This book is so entertaining. It’s way more entertaining than the movie The Social Network. Jobs gets kicked off the board of Apple, forms his own company,…… Read more “Jobs Strikes Back”
The Restless Mind
Self is about a third of the way through Steve Jobs (If anyone is DYING from all the Steve Jobs quotes and hoping she just moves on,…… Read more “The Restless Mind”
One Story, Six Ways: A Rejected Story Workshopping Class
On-line through UCLA Extension Writers Program Starts Aug. 3, ends Sept. 13 Registration details here. Don’t trash that “failed story”, dear readers. If anyone can resuscitate it,…… Read more “One Story, Six Ways: A Rejected Story Workshopping Class”
Sentence of the Day: HUNGER
Why Sam (the MC) is so sad: In the old days, if you had just a little money, you could make a phone call and, thirty minutes…… Read more “Sentence of the Day: HUNGER”
Quote of the Day: Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
To refuse to countenance a war that does not speak its true name . . . you can no longer mumble the old excuse, “We didn’t know”;…… Read more “Quote of the Day: Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)”
Lens-Artists Challenge # 183: Memorable Events
Here’s how Leya introduces this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge: This week you will have an opportunity to show us some memorable events – new ones or delightful memories!…… Read more “Lens-Artists Challenge # 183: Memorable Events”
Leaving
Self doesn’t know why, the melancholy tone of My Heart really appeals to her. Perhaps one day, she’ll go and visit Sarajevo, see that beautiful city, which…… Read more “Leaving”
Lt. Commander Robert W. Copeland on the USS Roberts
“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”Lt. Commander Robert W. Copeland to the…… Read more “Lt. Commander Robert W. Copeland on the USS Roberts”
Poetry Friday: “Like the Molave” by Rafael Zulueta y da Costa, Written 1940
This poem is epic. The molave was a Philippine hardwood (said to be impervious to fire), now extinct. Jose Rizal was the writer of the seminal novels…… Read more “Poetry Friday: “Like the Molave” by Rafael Zulueta y da Costa, Written 1940″
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