October is many things: pumpkin spice, Inktober, Halloween… It’s also Filipino-American History Month. According to the Filipino-American National Historical Society (FANHS): “…the celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra SenoraContinue reading “October is Filipino-American History Month”
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“There’s a story that wants to be told…”
It’s Friday and I’m scrolling through the hundreds of drafts on my dashboard but never published and this was one of them. I don’t even know why I didn’t press that button but it could have been the many distractions that plague me from text messages, PMs, or the latest notification on my phone aboutContinue reading ““There’s a story that wants to be told…””
New Year Resolutions And A Look at 2018
So it’s 2019 and I see my peers declare their resolutions for the coming year on the forums I frequent. I’m tempted to do that but since I never got around to take a look back at the year that was, I figured I might as well do that first. This gif pretty much sumsContinue reading “New Year Resolutions And A Look at 2018”
“Make It Better.”
Seriously, if you’re going to read one marketing book this year or next year, it’s gotta be Seth Godin’s This Is Marketing. It’s amazing is all I can say and as an author or businessperson who needs to market your service or product, it’s probably the only one you’ll ever need. A very condensed versionContinue reading ““Make It Better.””
My Thoughts on the FOSTA/SESTA Act
A few days ago, the US Senate passed the FOSTA/SESTA bill. SESTA stands for the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act while FOSTA stands for the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. Because of the bill, Craigslist immediately took down their Personals section, Reddit shut down darknetmarkets, Google has apparently deleted porn fromContinue reading “My Thoughts on the FOSTA/SESTA Act”
Gish Jen: Why We Write
“When I’m writing I’m unaware of myself. I’m in my characters, in the story. I know the writing is going well when I look at my watch and see that it’s ten p.m., and the last time I looked it was noon. My writing has always been very intuitive. When I start a piece IContinue reading “Gish Jen: Why We Write”
Pat Conroy: Why I Write
“I do not record the word exactly as it comes to me but transform it by making it pass through a prism of fabulous stories I have collected along the way. I gather stories the way a lepidopterist hoards his chloroformed specimens of rare moths, or a sunburned entomologist admires his well-ordered bottles of Costa RicanContinue reading “Pat Conroy: Why I Write”
Liz Durano 