The priests of PSN
SOME readers simply read me. Some readers read me with an intelligent passion. When readers begin to read through my body of works, they...
From DepEd Passi City with love
FERLIE Joy M. Lanaria is with DepEd Passi City. She teaches 21stCentury Literature from the Philippines and the World for senior high at Passi...
A voice from Palawan
ONE OF THE most interesting voices I discovered from my online call to write for literature is from Rainier G. Factuar. People’s expectation of...
Writing about 21st century lit
ON APRIL 11, while on my own self-imposed quarantine, and working on my 21stcentury literature textbook project, I began to think of ways to...
PSN in the COVID era
THIS IS Part 2 of my interview with Ronelo S. Ladiao that started last Wednesday.
It’s for Ronelo’s blog. But it’s about PSN as an...
Tips to win a story contest
MULTI-hyphenate artist Ronelo S. Ladiao interviewed me once again for his blog.
Of course, I said yes. Because he blogs, and I don’t.
But the interview...
The rainbow poet
TODAY, I yield my column space to this poetry review of my Palanca award-winning poetry collections.
It is written by Manuel J. Radislao, a teacher...
The miracle of a story
TODAY, I yield my column space to this excellent reader-response essay on my story “Father Olan, God, and the Rain”.
It is written by Adonis...
All shades of blue
TODAY, I yield my column space to this brilliant essay by Ramel B. Paguia of DepEd.
Paguia is a teacher of Oral Communication, Creative Writing,...
A short story is not a joke
BUT SOME wannabe writers write stories like it is.
They build up towards a punch line.
Single-mindedly.
Like, it’s the only thing that matters:
Tell a story straight...