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Drogon is 7! Today he is The Oracle.

Ask him questions about your future and he will answer them here, on the Facebook page, or @jessicazafrascats.

In Chapter 5C of The Defenestrations, a mystery man appears

The Baleful Head by Edward Burne-Jones, @WikiCommons The Defenestrations Chapter 5C by Lord Fernandez 1. “Mrs. Villa-Real, would you mind if we make a quick stop at our warehouse? I just need to grab something from my office.” Teepee recognized the gray building as a warehouse. As far as warehouses were concerned, there was nothing […]

This week in our serial novel The Defenestrations: He dies, he lives, he dies, he lives…

Before we get into three parallel versions of Chapter 5, let’s go back to the beginning and consider yet another option. (I just saw Russian Doll.) Tune in tomorrow for the continuation.

This week in Chapter 5A of The Defenestrations, Nutta takes over Iñigo’s life

The Desperate Man by Gustave Courbet. @WikiCommons The Defenestrations Chapter 5A by Richard Allan Aquino Part 1 Well, that didn’t work out. Inigo woke up in a badly-lit room in a Bangkok hospital. There was an IV needle on his right hand, a scratchy robe on his otherwise naked body, and a 24-inch television at […]

I will have book signings on 13 Apr at Fully Booked in UP Town Center, 27 Apr at Dia del Libro in Ayala Triangle Gardens.

Schedule of readings, signings, other events March Reading Group Discussion of Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Saturday, 30 March, 4-6pm, Tin-Aw Gallery at Somerset Olympia, Makati Avenue, Makati April Twisted Travels Book Signing Saturday, 13 April 2019, 4-6pm, Fully Booked at UP Town Center, QC Twisted Travels Book Signing Saturday, 27 April 2019, 4-6pm, […]

Are you based in Spain? Want to organize a reading or book signing?

I will have a literary residency in La Coruna in Galicia, Spain from May 2-30. If you live in the area and would like to organize a reading or signing, let me know. Also if you want to order copies of Twisted Travels I could bring them.

How to read and join our serialized interactive group novel (and writing lab), The Defenestrations

Treasure Island (2018), embroidery on sackcloth by Jay Lozada. Used with permission. Have you been following our group novel? Have you caught up? Are you confused? Good. The Defenestrations is a novel by different authors: Jessica, Allan, Roni, Patrick, Deo, Don, PJ, Allan A, and many others. The core group is composed of people who […]

In Chapter 4C of our serial The Defenestrations, Teepee’s life may be in danger! Help, este, ayudame!

Lisbon by Mike Fleming. Image from Wikimedia Commons. The Defenestrations Part 4C by PJ Caña Part 1 I don’t get paid nearly enough to deal with shit like this, Melissa thought. Bad enough that she had to handle the fallout after somebody actually died on the company-sponsored trip to Europe, now she had to deal […]

Our first Writing Boot Camp for the year is ongoing. The next boot camp is in August.

First day of Writing Boot Camp yesterday. Writing for fun, publication, and working out your demons (aka therapy). On Saturday, our participants will present their drafts. The next Writing Boot Camp will be held in August or September (depends on our shooting sked). Email saffron.safin@gmail.com to be added to our mailing list. Special thanks to […]

In Chapter 4B of our serial The Defenestrations, Inigo is a ghost. Or is he?

Detail from the sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose’s cat, from Wikimedia Commons The Defenestrations Chapter 4B by Don Jaucian (Thanks to Deo Giga) Teepee remembered the first time she saw a ghost. It was her grandfather, whom they had just buried that day. It was broad daylight and there he was in his workman’s clothes, sitting […]