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Watercolor of Cat Sleeping

April 18, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I've been playing with watercolor painting. Here is "Tesla Sleeping." Tags: #catart #watercolor #art #writerartist #ceciliabrainard … [Read more...] about Watercolor of Cat Sleeping

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, cat, graycat, painting, watercolor

Notre Dame Fire: Desole France!

April 16, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I'm feeling sad over the fire in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and found these pictures in my files. I had the privilege of visiting the Notre Dame several times, and have even heard Mass there. The loss is great but I hope that it can be rebuilt.   tags: #NotreDame #notredramefire #ceciliabrainard … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Fire: Desole France!

Filed Under: Nonfiction Tagged With: France, Notre Dame, Paris, travel

Noel Alumit & Cecilia Brainard Perform at Glendale Community College

April 6, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  I'm happy to share pictures taken at the Glendale Community College's Filipino Fiesta celebration, where fellow writer Noel Alumit and I gave a talk and reading. The celebration ran for 2 days on April 2 and 3. Noel and I gave our presentation on April 2. The Mayor of Culver City, Thomas Aujero Small, also gave a talk on April 2. The room was full of very attentive students and … [Read more...] about Noel Alumit & Cecilia Brainard Perform at Glendale Community College

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Filam, literature, Novelists, Pinoy, writers

Pen and Ink Drawing of My Cat Tesla Tesla by Cecilia Brainard

April 1, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I did this pen and ink sketch of my cat Tesla. tags: #ceciliabrainard #catart #cat #drawing #sketching #pencildrawing … [Read more...] about Pen and Ink Drawing of My Cat Tesla Tesla by Cecilia Brainard

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Photo Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal

March 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  I just returned from a visit to Portugal, including the Shrine of Our Lady in Fatima. I'm in the middle, standing behind our kneeling tour director. Since I am a devotee to Our Lady, I was thrilled to visit Fatima.  Fatima was not as crowded as Lourdes, Guadalupe, or Knock,  which I've visited. I did notice that churches in Portugal are not filled with people.  By contrast, Philippine … [Read more...] about Photo Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Catholic, Christianity, Fatima, Marian Site, Mary, Portugal, religion

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Welcome!

I am a daugh­ter of the Philip­pines and an adopt­ed daugh­ter of Amer­i­ca. I have also trav­eled to many places so I am also a daugh­ter of the Earth. My expe­ri­ences have found their way into my sto­ries, which try to depict char­ac­ters caught in impor­tant moments in their lives, sit­u­a­tions that force them to act, make deci­sions, change. I try to see the world from my own point of view, not the dom­i­nant West­ern one, thus my inter­est in his­to­ry, cul­ture, and set­ting. But my char­ac­ters car­ry my sto­ries; they are the most impor­tant in my sto­ry-telling. I have to dive deep into them to under­stand their human­i­ty – their good­ness as well as their bad­ness, their beau­ty as well as their ugli­ness. Just like us. Just like each of us. I need to know where they came from, where they are now, so I under­stand where they are going. Just like us.

Please read my full biog­ra­phy here

 

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