Hello, 2022!

a New Year essay, a belated blog birthday post, and a pandemic recap all in one

Developing an inner editor: tips on building your references and evaluation criteria

Some tips to help you build your editorial voice and make revisions tailored to your personal preferences.

Photos, floods, and stories over coffee

on losing artifacts and history Ever since I could remember, we always moved from one place to another: from the Philippines to Bahrain, then Bahrain to the Philippines then to Qatar; from one flat to another; from one job or role to another. Half of our belongings do not make it out of boxes and…

Humble beginnings

on the pains of learning how to write again I have forgotten how to write. This feels like a secret that I should only whisper in the privacy of my own home, considering that my current to-do list gives an impression that I'm somehow a wordsmith worthy of being emulated. Um. Far from that. In…