Stories I Wrote in 2013 (So Far)
I always think I should keep a tally of stories I write for other publications, especially since I don’t have a full-time reporting job anymore. Here’s an abridged list of everything I did this year (I...
View ArticleStories I Wrote in 2012
Thought I’d post the 2012 stories as well, a year later! Artbound was a pretty amazing experience, they even made a short video based on my stories. KCET Artbound Siempre es Hoy: Capturing the Latin...
View ArticleToo Fast!
Everyone said it would happen. I blinked and now I have a little boy. He asks me about antennas, speed bumps, compares his poops to Amtraks and says daddy (and not mommy) is his bestie. Dang.
View ArticleFlash Fiction Rejects from 2004
moment #1: When I was a kid we used to hang out in the open attic of my friend’s house in Baguio. It was called the pugad — bird’s nest — because it was a warm safe haven, yet we could see all the way...
View ArticleHow Faythe Levine Became a Craftmaking Superstar
Here’s a step-by-step guide to how Faythe Levine, the co-owner of Paper Boat Boutique and Gallery, founder of craft fair, Art vs. Craft, director-producer of the documentary “Handmade Nation: The Rise...
View ArticleMartin Ramirez: Inside the Outsider
Martin Ramirez: Inside the Outsider (p.1) Martin Ramirez: Inside the Outsider (p.2)
View ArticleStories I Wrote in 2014
I’m writing this recap late 2016, a full two years later. But I do think that cataloging the stories I wrote — and I wrote a ton of them! — through the years is a good exercise. So here goes. CBS LA...
View Article“Artist of the Day” Stories I Wrote for Myspace in 2015
In 2014 my good friend Vickie Chang became the editorial director of Myspace and assigned me the very interesting task of finding up-and-coming artists for the feature “Artist of the Day.” I started...
View ArticleMore Stories I Wrote in 2015
I did some really interesting stories for Upvoted, Reddit’s feature-y news site, toward the end of 2015, right after I gave birth to Kaya papaya. I still miss that outlet. I also did a ton of fun...
View ArticleRIP, Myspace (Plus, Stories I Wrote in 2016 and 2017)
After three years of finding subjects, interviewing, and organizing the calendar for Myspace’s Artist of the Day section, it died in mid-2017. Frankly I’m surprised that the Myspace Music Site revival...
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