Nonfiction for Adults
A Woman’s Life: A few thoughts on Lost and Found
Over the years, I have acquired a liking for non-fiction, specifically Filipino non-fiction. Every trip to the bookstore includes a long, patient investigation of the Filipiniana section seeking a few surprises and some dose of Filipino non-fiction. I’m not sure how it began, maybe I started to acquire the taste via Bob Ong’s humorous essays [...]
Nonfiction Monday: A Different Kind of Love in Ralph Helfer’s Modoc, The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. It is with pleasure that we bring you stories and verses that tickle the heart. We begin this week with a story that is perfect for both the season of hearts and our beloved weekly meme, Nonfiction Monday. Today’s edition of Nonfiction Monday is hosted by Wrapped in [...]
Poetry Friday: There Are No Happy Endings [because] We Have Such Solid Measures for Pain // Two Poems by Joel M. Toledo
It’s Friday once again—that day of the week when poetry decides it’s a good idea to invade the blogosphere. For days now, I was contemplating on what poems to feature for this beautiful weekly meme hosted today by JoAnn at TeachingAuthors. Week after week after week, Myra and Iphigene have shared the magical words of [...]
IMM (24): Loot From Book Off and the Science Fiction Book Club
It’s my turn today to share with you my recent loot for GB’s 24th IMM post. Woot!! In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren. The first set of books I would be featuring includes books I bought from a cheap bookstore called Book Off. If you’re anywhere near [...]
Nonfiction Monday: Going Solo by Roald Dahl
“A life is made up of a great number of small incidents and a small number of great ones. An autobiography must therefore, unless it is to become tedious, be extremely selective, discarding all the inconsequential incidents in one’s life and concentrating upon those that have remained vivid in the memory.” – R.D. For today’s [...]
