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Our serialized novel The Defenestrations continues with Chapter 3AB, in which Iñigo has to make his way on his own

Illustration from East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen. Image from The Public Domain Review. The Defenestrations Chapter 3AB by Patrick Limcaco Part 1 When he opened his eyes he actually knew where he was (Convent Road, Silom, Bangkok), and if he were more self-aware he would be amazed that […]

Our serialized novel The Defenestrations continues with Chapter 3B, in which Iñigo has to make his way on his own

Illustration from East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen. Image from The Public Domain Review. The Defenestrations Chapter 3B by Pat Limcaco Part 1 When he opened his eyes he actually knew where he was (Convent Road, Silom, Bangkok), and if he were more self-aware he would be amazed that […]

On Episode 6 of our podcast, Reine Melvin talks about love, desire, sex and writing in her novel, The Betrayed

Reine Melvin’s novel The Betrayed is now available in bookstores, at lazada.ph, and at shopee.ph.

5 more pieces of tech that will make your life easier in 2019

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It’s writing time! Join our Writing Boot Camp in March

No one has ever cried or had a nervous breakdown at our workshops. But everyone has written something.

Here’s the alternate Chapter 2 of The Defenestrations, in which the guy does not survive.

Portrait of Bianca Maria Sforza by Ambrogio de Predis from Wikimedia Commons The Defenestrations Chapter 2B by Roni Matienzo Part 1 It did not even take three seconds. One moment he was living a life envied by many: traveling for likes, partying for views. One, two, three steps and his life was over. Had Iñigo […]

Our Bibliophibians Reading Group selection for February is Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

At January’s reading group meeting, our readers suggested a book by an Asian woman, so here it is. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata is a comic novel about a socially-awkward woman who finds refuge in the strict routines and regulations of her convenience store job. But after 18 years at what should be a […]

Every book I read and every movie and TV series I watched in January

* A slightly different version of this piece appears in Esquire. What I read Transcription by Kate Atkinson. A new novel by Kate Atkinson is reason to cancel all appointments, turn off the phone and stay in bed reading the book in your pajamas. Coming after what may be her finest novels, Life After Life […]

Five Pieces of Technology That Will Make Your Life Easier in 2019

There’s plenty of technology out there, but how do you pick the hardware and software that will work best for you? Here are some tried and tested solutions from our sponsors at WeSellIT.ph, the people who know tech. 1. If you do design and drafting, AutoCAD is your friend. The computer-aided design program for 2-D […]

You chose What Happens Next. Now here’s Chapter 2A of our serial novel The Defenestrations (Updated daily).

Photo by Benjamin Talon The Defenestrations Chapter 2 by Allan Carreon Part 1 He thought he was dead. Two seconds later, he realized he was thinking, so he was probably not dead. Iñigo leapt to his feet, a throbbing mass of pain, then saw his phone was damaged. How the hell was he going to […]