Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Horse Racing: A Day at the Santa Anita Race Track

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We went to the Santa Anita race track located in Arcadia, California. Built in 1904, the track offers horse racing events during the...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Book Review of Cecilia Brainard's novel, MAGDALENA, by Eileen Tabios

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I found this book review of my novel, Magdalena by Eileen Tabios  in The Halo-Halo Review .  This second novel of mine was first publ...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Say What? $2,498.91 for Brainard's When the Rainbow Goddess Wept!

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On Amazon.com, my novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, for sale at $2,498.91 for a paperback!!!??? Those of you with the hardco...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Movie Review: Little England from Greece

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I am still sorting out my feelings and thoughts about the Greek film, Little England . The movie is not perfect; it can be slow; and it...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

UST Varsitarian Article re Cecilia Manguerra Brainard - #philippines

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I just discovered an article about me in The Varsitarian, the official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas (UST). ...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Cat Pictures: Che and Tesla as Yin and Yang

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Every day my two cats make me laugh or smile. Today I caught them napping, curled up this way, looking like the Yin and Yang Symbol. F...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Are Online Reviews Reliable? (Or Understanding Astroturfing)

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My article, Are Online Reviews Reliable? (Or Understanding Astrotufing)  is in Huffington Post -click below: http://www.huffing...
Thursday, May 12, 2016

World War II Novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept - Book Reviews and Papers

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For students and researchers, here are various editions of my World War II novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept. It was first publishe...

Publishing: PALH or Philippine American Literary House

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PALH or Philippine American Literary House From the site http://palhbooks-press.blogspot.com, here's information about this...
Monday, May 9, 2016

Huffington Post: Mother's Day "Death of a Carnival Queen" #women, #Philippines

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Huffington Post reprinted my article on my mother, "Death of a Carnival Queen."  I hope you enjoy it and please don't for...
Saturday, May 7, 2016

First Communion Memories #Catholic

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We attended the First Communion of Robert and Jeffrey and the sight of the well-behaved boys and girls dressed to the hilt in the ma...
Friday, May 6, 2016

Arianna Huffington Tweet RE Brainard's The Kindness of French

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Arianna Huffington was kind enough to tweet about my writing, The Kindness of the French! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cecili...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Pets: Being an Angel on a Blue Chariot to Two Dogs

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These two dogs think I'm an angel who visits them regularly.  They think I arrive in a blue chariot, the sight of which (it's ...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Travel: "The Kindness of the French" in Huffington Post #travel #France

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Huffington Post ran my personal essay "The Kindness of the French" in their Travel Blog section - click here:...

Book Trailer for A RIVER, ONE WOMAN DEEP by Linda Ty-Casper

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Here's a first take of a book trailer for PALH's book project, Linda Ty-Casper's   A River, One Woman Deep. Here are som...
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Publishing: PALH Publishes Filipino American Fiction and Creative Non-fiction

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OK, folks, I'm taking the plunge and resuming my publisher role - read on: PALH also known as Philippine American Literary Hou...
Friday, April 29, 2016

Pictures Literary Reading at the Jackson, TN Madison County Public Library

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l-r: Jimmy Crosnoe, James E. Cherry, Cecilia Brainard, Jenina Madrid, Sandra Dee, Nida Chioco, Angelica Madrid, Lauren Brainard, Gigi C...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Pictures: More of Jackson and Nashville Tennessee

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Saturday night we went to the second annual Open Mic Reading at the Comme Unity Kitchen as guests of the writer James E. Cherry (shown a...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Jackson Tennessee: Pictures Fil-Am Group Friends of the Library

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l -r: Gigi Sim, Reyana Tuanqin, Mitzi Williams, Sol Gastador, Sandra Gozum, Joy Alex, Sandra Dee, Cecilia Ray Hello, I finished th...