writing
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New Year’s Confession
The failure of my debut novel and two other books put my writing career to a halt. For a year or two, I wouldn’t admit it. It took a lot financially, mentally, and emotionally to get to a point where I was pursuing my dream instead of just ‘living.’ Not seeing the results I wanted… Continue reading
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The End of an Era
This year, I skipped my regular birthday blog. I will also be abandoning the annual year-end reflection post. These things don’t speak to my heart anymore. Continue reading
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How to Attract Synchronicity Into Your Life
Ever since getting in tune with my life’s purpose, things from the past and present became clearer and more significant to me, such as why I worked as a teacher earlier in my career (to understand the feeling of serving people), why I had to get sick (to motivate me to live a healthier lifestyle),… Continue reading
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Do You Celebrate Your Small Victories?
Sometimes, a small step in the right direction can require as much as courage and faith as doing something big. Without taking small, tiny steps, a toddler could not learn to walk. Without small bricks put on top of each other, there would not be a house. Without the small seeds and saplings, a forest… Continue reading
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Why?
How fascinating can life be? If your eyes and mind are both open, you will see a grand design for your life. Things happen for a reason. Series of events are related to each other, no such thing as a coincidence. Every place you’ve been to, every person you’ve met, and everything you have done,… Continue reading
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What are Xenobytes?
Last Monday, I revealed the schedule on what type of content arrives on what day on this blog. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday were listed as “xenobytes/poetry” day. If you’ve been a little observant, you might’ve noticed the posting pattern before the revelation. Now the question is: what are xenobytes? Continue reading
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New Blog Schedule
In case you haven’t noticed, the content of this blog has been more organized this past couple of weeks. By that, I mean there’s been a pattern on what content arrives on what day. Continue reading
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Are Writers and Readers Secretive?
When I read a book, I get transported to a different world all by myself. Immersed in a new setting, I get to know characters I wouldn’t expect to meet in real life. I shape the characters in ways I prefer, sometimes obeying the writer’s commands and sometimes not, giving myself full control. Anything that… Continue reading
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7 Ways Life is Like a Flash Fiction Series
In life, you must make each moment count. Now more than ever, there are many distractions surrounding you that are not important, even essential. Redundant TV shows. Gossip disguising itself as important news. Voyeurism in the form of social media. “Hanging out”. The truth is if life is indeed short then you must not waste… Continue reading
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Hmm, Ew! Double Ew! Gross! How Typical.
Chat with me about past memories we shared together over a cup of coffee and I may spend some time with you. But at some point when our discussion becomes redundant I will exclaim, “There’s a reason it’s called the past. I don’t live there anymore!” Continue reading
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