Monday, June 26, 2023

Interview of Cecilia Brainard by Venice Rian Ong

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  Photo taken at literary event hosted by Cebuano Studies Center last Feb. 2023 Venice Rian Ong, 12th grader from Saint Lorenzo Ruiz school ...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

My Book Donations to Philippine Libraries via Christian Acevedo

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    I donated books for Philippine Libraries via Christian George Acevedo, librarian/teacher/scholar at the Capiz Philippines Main Library. ...
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Belgium in April: Get Me to the Nunnery by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard in Positively Filipino

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  I'm sharing the link to my recent article in Positively Filipino "Belgium in April: Get Me to the Nunnery." It is a travel a...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Thank you #ParisLitUp

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    Thanks to the folks at Paris Lit Up / Culture Rapide for featuring me at their Thursday night reading last April 26, 2023. Thanks to Lea...
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Art at Musee d'Orsay - #3

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  Here are more art by Masters at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. These are works by Vincent Van Gogh and by Paul Gauguin. We visited the mu...
Friday, May 19, 2023

Pastel Art at Musee d'Orsay - No. 2

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  This is the second batch of photos I took at the pastel exhibit at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. These are by Master Artists Edgar Degas...
Friday, May 5, 2023

Pastel Art at the Musee d'Orsay - No. 1

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  During a recent visit to Paris, we visited the Musee d'Orsay, which had a Spring 2023 Pastel Exhibition.  I love pastels and try to le...
Thursday, May 4, 2023

River Cruise of the Netherlands and Belgium - Keukenhof Gardens

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    Tulips were introduced to Holland in 1593 from Turkey. These flowers became very popular, so much so that "tulipmania" occurre...
Monday, May 1, 2023

River Cruise of the Netherlands and Belgium - Bruges

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  IN 2013, WE HAD PLANNED to visit Bruge as part of a driving tour through Normandy and Belgium. As things turned out, Lauren had an acciden...

Love Has Seven Names by Hadewijch of Brabant & Translations by Ralph Semino Galan

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After visiting Belgium and seeing the beguine housing complex in Bruge, I became interested in the Beguines. They were women from the Middle...
Saturday, April 29, 2023

Cecilia Brainard's Selected Short Stories Wins 40th National Book Awards in Short Fiction

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  Read CNN article "Full List: The Winners of the 40th National Book Awards" I am grateful that my Selected Short Stories was hon...
Friday, April 28, 2023

River Cruise of the Netherlands and Belgium - Ghent & Ypres

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      BY THE TIME we visited Ghent Belgium, I understood that Belgium is a wealthy country. I see it as more lowkey than countries like Spa...
Thursday, April 27, 2023

River Cruise of the Netherlands and Belgium - Antwerp

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    OUR FIRST STOP in Belgium was Antwerp, known as the capital of the world's diamond trade. No, I did not go shopping for diamonds the...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

River Cruise of the Netherlands and Belgium - Hoorn and Arnhem

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  This continues my blog about our recent River Cruise to the Netherlands and Belgium.  The first blog entry about Amsterdam can be read her...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

River Cruise of the Netherlands and Belgium - Amsterdam Canals

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     We did a River Cruise of the Netherlands and Belgium and I'll be posting pictures and short videos of that trip, so stay tuned.    ...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Crypto's Last Stand: Stablecoin by Manny Gonzalez

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  The following article was first published in the Philippine Star. It is reprinted here by permission of the author Manny Gonzalez.    Cry...
Thursday, March 30, 2023

Plantation Bay's Reception Building: A Showcase

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  The following article first appeared in the  Philippine Star , March 24, 2023. It is reprinted in my blog by permission of Manny Gonzalez....

GROWING UP FILIPINO 3 Book Launches and Talks 2023

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  Here is a summary of the GROWING UP FILIPINO 3 BOOK TALKS 2023 -  To promote the young adult book GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: NEW STORIES FOR Y...