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TW: Death
My cat Albedo died today. He made it to sixteen when he decided it was time to go. And I’m here to talk about the loss of a cat who I loved very dearly. I’ve been on this earth for a while now, and that has always included pets. Cats, dogs, birds, fish, you name…
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Happy AAPI Month!
It’s AAPI month. For those of you unfamiliar, it’s the month in the US where we celebrate people in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The Filipino diaspora, of which I’m a part of, is the largest in the world, but our stories are vastly underrepresented. So starting Mother’s Day, May 14th, until May…
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Announcement: ARC Copies of A Field of Beheaded Roses Available Now!
That’s right folks, I’m releasing a poetry book, and you can get ARC copies for free to read and leave an honest review for! I love poetry, and I love writing it, but coming to terms with the specific type of vulnerability needed to release this volume meant it was languishing in the shadows. It’s…
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Prescriptivism
I’ve talked at length about how classist, ableist, and racist correcting grammar is. I’ve discussed the effects of weaponized grammar as well. But prescriptivism is more than just correcting spelling and grammar and I’m here to shine a light on what it is and what it looks like. Prescriptivism is when you try to…