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Sparks That Can't Be Ignored This is where art meets art. A collection of my responses-poems, reflections, and unravelings-inspired by the work that moves me. These ar...

Floating thoughts and emotions, moving forward. Dive into the essence of my writing - layered, emotional, and reflective. Explore how each "bubble" reveals a...

Ever wonder if anyone else was as confused about life as you? Welcome to my collection of existential crises wrapped in 21 chapters of insights! In this collection of i...

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fundamentals of Creative Writing is a marvelous textbook that combines useful technical advice on craft with beautiful practical examples in...

The Surface Glimpse. Short, spontaneous, and raw thoughts. These are the fleeting ideas, the unpolished whispers, and the seeds of stories that surface from the depths...

Personal Essays by Filipino American author, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, who was born and raised in Cebu, Philippines. Many of the personal essays in this book explore...

A written exploration of the liminal space we inhabit from birth to death. A reflective exploration of one woman's experience of what it is to be human, in a not so huma...

lol the picture is me ik I'm ugly but I didnt feel like making a cover photo

This is a collection of essays or personal thoughts I have written about.

A collection of short stories, poems, creative essays, and other writing. Fanfic and original pieces. Come take a walk in the woods with me :) { I've got tree-lined inte...

Well... maybe not EVERYTHING. But definitely the most important things, including a girl's wildest dreams and aspirations. Essentially a holder of a girl's personality i...

This book is a collection of my public meltdowns and moments of existential dread made into personal essays. Proceed with caution: Relatable Content.

True stories about my life and making sense of it all. Learning about what to do after I've failed and weathered tragedy after tragedy.

My youth was in green. Green trees, grass-stained kneecaps, frogs in the summertime. It's a strange time to look back on. It begs for nostalgia but keeps itself distant...

This covers short reflections on life. Life, as it is, is full of regrets, lost hopes, sadness, grief but life is also filled with happiness, hope and love. Life is the...

Tales from a girl with writer's block. also, Letters to people. and Essays. well basically, just random stuff and probably short stories. Yeah that's all. (THIS IS NOW...

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