I'm sorting out old photographs and I'll share some that include notable Filipino literary figures. I will continue to add photos on this post, so check back:
Photo taken Oct. 1995 at the Cebu launch of Cecilia Brainard's ACAPULCO AT SUNSET AND OTHER STORIES, l-r: Karina Bolasco (Anvil's publishing director), Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Mila Santillan, Araceli Lorayes
Photo taken Oct. 1995 at the Manila launch of ACAPULCO AT SUNSET AND OTHER STORIES, l-r: Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Karina Bolasco (Anvil's publishing director), Mariel Francisco, Marj Evasco
This photo was taken at the 1995 launch of my second story collection, Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories. This particular event was at the Ayala Museum. I recall that Ben Santos arrived a bit late, and the program had begun. When he walked in, slowly, as he was now ill, everyone paused and there was silence as he made his way to join us. He sat near me and my mother, and we talked.. He said he was losing his eyesight. I tried to console him. That was the last time I saw him alive. A few months late, he passed away.
He was very kind to me. He helped me as an emerging writer; he recommended my first story collection, Woman with Horns and Other Stories, for publication to Mrs. Gloria Rodriguez at New Day. He wrote me, encouraged and advised me. May he rest in peace.
There were several photos taken of us, but I just noticed that in this one we are holding hands. Bless him.
Circa early 1990s photo with Filipino American icon Helen Brown (seated in blue. To her right is Cecilia Brainard, to her left is Lee Colomby.
1998 photo taken at Cebu City Charter Day anniversary celebration. Cecilia is top left. She received an Outstanding Individual Award from the City of Cebu.
2000 photo taken in Paris, at Shakespeare and Company where Cecilia did a reading. To get left is Filipino writer Cris Yabesm
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