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Pastel Art by Cecilia — San Miguel Allende

January 18, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

I'm keeping focused on creative things while waiting for the Inauguration. Both are pastels of a plant in my yard and sunset in San Miguel Allende. tags: #pastelart #pasteldrawing #sanmiguelallende #presidentialinauguration2021 #inauguration … [Read more...] about Pastel Art by Cecilia — San Miguel Allende

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, inauguration, pastel

Merry Christmas and a Brighter New Year to All

December 24, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

I'm wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a brighter New Year!  Be safe, and don't gather with others this holiday season, so we can gather next year.  Here are some Christmas pictures:   And here is Christmas caroling for you. tags: #christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas and a Brighter New Year to All

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, holidays

Be Safe this Christmas

December 17, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

  Please don't gather this Christmas and New Year.  Next year, we can do that.  Stay home, keep safe.  The vaccine is at hand now. Just be patients. Happy holidays, From, Cecilia Brainard   tags: #Christmas #holidays #covid19 #keepsafe … [Read more...] about Be Safe this Christmas

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: #CopingwithCovid, Christmas

Cecilia Brainard’s FUNDAMENTALS OF CREATIVE WRITING Free for Educational Purposes

December 16, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Reminder to teachers, students, others: For educational purposes, Cecilia Brainard decided to make her book, Fundamentals of Creative Writing available for free in Wattpad. https://www.wattpad.com/943227652-fundamentals-of-creative-writing-by-cecilia “Cecilia Manguerra Brainard’s Fundamentals of Creative Writing is a marvelous textbook that combines useful technical advice on craft … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s FUNDAMENTALS OF CREATIVE WRITING Free for Educational Purposes

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: creative writing, essentails of writing, how to write, writing community, writing tips

Pearl Harbor Day — Cecilia Brainard’s World War Two novel

December 7, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

  Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Ten hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Manila. I'm posting in my Travel blog the first chapter of my novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, which is about the coming of age of a young girl in the Philippines during World War … [Read more...] about Pearl Harbor Day — Cecilia Brainard’s World War Two novel

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: books literature Cebu Philippines

Philippine & FilAm Books and Kindle by PALH (Philippine American Literary House)

November 26, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Many of PALH's titles are on Sale in Amazon. Following are the paperback and Kindle titles with order links. Published books by PALH (Philippine American Literary House) Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1953716075 Benedicta Takes Wing and Other Stories by Veronica … [Read more...] about Philippine & FilAm Books and Kindle by PALH (Philippine American Literary House)

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Philippine-American books

Filipino American Poet Tony Robles Interviews Cecilia Brainard

November 13, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Filipino American poet interviews novelist Cecilia Manguerra Brainard as part of his PEOPLE'S POET PODCAST (TRIPLE P): Interview with Cecilia Manguerra Brainard. Do check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb-GMM7iDmo&t=2857s tags: Philippines Philippine American books, Philippine American writers, Philippines Philippine American literature … [Read more...] about Filipino American Poet Tony Robles Interviews Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Philippine American literature

Open Letter re US 2020 Presidential Elections

November 5, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

  r Dear Family and Friends, Thank you for checking on us during this post-election time in the US. I know that you and the rest of world are watching with consternation, wondering how on earth the US has ended up this way. We are physically fine but I must admit that even though Biden is leading, I feel disturbed about several things. First is the realization that one-half of … [Read more...] about Open Letter re US 2020 Presidential Elections

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: #votetosavedemocracy #election2020

Filipinos #CopingWithCovid — Tony Robles, North Carolina

October 6, 2020 by admin 2 Comments

The following is part of Cecilia Brainard's series, Filipinos Coping with Covid. As of October 9, 2020, there are 36,625,213 confirmed Covid 19 cases worldwide, with 1.056,186 deaths. The US has 7,611,722 confirmed cases and 212,840 deaths. (source: John Hopkins University of Medicine). Filipino American poet, Tony Robles shares with us the following. He had lived in San Francisco for … [Read more...] about Filipinos #CopingWithCovid — Tony Robles, North Carolina

Filed Under: Nonfiction, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged With: #Filipinoscopingwithcovid #Copingwithcovid

Cecilia’s Opinion of 2020 “Scream”

October 3, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

This is my opinion of 2020, with acknowledgement of Edvard Munch's "The Scream." Tags: #writerswhodrawandsketch … [Read more...] about Cecilia’s Opinion of 2020 “Scream”

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: #writerswhodrawandsketch

Sea shell projects by Cecilia

September 7, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

  I have been creating stuff from seashells that I bought years ago in Palawan. I had bought shell windchimes that eventually disintegrated but I saved the shells and recently used them again. tags: arts and crafts handicrafts seashells windchimes dividers garden decor … [Read more...] about Sea shell projects by Cecilia

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: sea shell handicraft

Interview of Cecilia Brainard by DJBillie of 95.9 Star FM Bacolod

September 3, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Interview of Ceciila Brainard by DJBillie of 95.9 Star FM Bacolod will air soon: In California, it will air on Friday, September 4, 2020 at 6 p.m. In the Philippines, it will air on Saturday September 5, 2020 at 9 a.m. in the Philippines. We discussed how life is in the US (for me) during this time of Coronavirus, what my concerns are, what the situation is like here in the US, what my message is … [Read more...] about Interview of Cecilia Brainard by DJBillie of 95.9 Star FM Bacolod

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: #Filipinoscopingwithcovid #Copingwithcovid

Good night, Gilda Cordero Fernando

August 28, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Standing: Cecilia Brainard, Marily Orosa, Felice Sta. Maria; seated Gilda Cordero Fernando I must confess that I hardly slept last night, and it had to do with the passing of Gilda Cordero Fernando. That with the stresses of Covid and politics kept me awake until around 4 am.   Gilda graduated from St. Theresa's College, which I also attended, and so even when I was in high school, … [Read more...] about Good night, Gilda Cordero Fernando

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Filipiina, Gilda Cordero Fernando, Philippines, Pinay, women, writers

Herminia Meñez Coben Reviews The Newspaper Widow by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

August 26, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Book Review by Herminia Meñez Coben, Ph.D. Professor Emerita from California State University of Sonoma Title: The Newspaper Widow Author: Cecilia Manguerrra Brainard Publisher: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2017, Beato Angelico Bldg., Espana, Manila, Philippines; Available from Amazon in hard copy and in Kindle format Number of pages: 234 pages Softcover, $18.95 in the … [Read more...] about Herminia Meñez Coben Reviews The Newspaper Widow by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu, crime, Filipino, literary mystery, literature, mystery, Philippine literature, Philippines, Ubec

Fundamentals of Creative Writing by Cecilia Brainard, now on Wattpad

August 25, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

  For educational purposes, I've decided to make my book, Fundamentals of Creative Writing, available for free in Wattpad. It is available in Kindle format and I believe Anvil still has some hard copies, but this free digital form will help students. Here's the link: https://www.wattpad.com/943227652-fundamentals-of-creative-writing-by-cecilia Tags: writing, how to write, creative … [Read more...] about Fundamentals of Creative Writing by Cecilia Brainard, now on Wattpad

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: creative nonfiction, fiction writing, how to write, literature, writing

Cecilia Brainard’s Popular Books

August 24, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is the author and editor of over twenty books. Cecilia grew up in the port city of Cebu in Central Philippines, a place that retains its Spanish-Colonial influences, inspiring Cecilia to create her mythical setting called “Ubec” which echoes the Santo Niño Church, triangular Spanish fort, and old buildings and streets of the real Cebu. Her three novels — When the … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s Popular Books

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu, Filipino, literature, Philippine literature

Interview of Cecilia Brainard by 95.9 Star FM Bacolod

August 21, 2020 by admin 1 Comment

INTERVIEW OF CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD by DJ Billie of 95.0 Star FM Bacolod about Life in the US during Coronavirus Here's the interview: Interview by Ve Ann Joy D. Lumangyao,.LPT (DJ Billie) Disc Jockey 95.9 Star FM Bacolod starfm_bacolod@bomboradyo.info 707-2836 I 441-1670; 09957924803 1. Greetings:  I am Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, author and editor of over twenty books, including the … [Read more...] about Interview of Cecilia Brainard by 95.9 Star FM Bacolod

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: #CopingwithCovid #covid, #pandemic #covid19 #coronavirus coronavirus, pandemic

Larger portrait of Remedios Lopez Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

August 11, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

I made a larger portrait of my great-grandmother Remedios Lopez Cuenco as reference.  I had made a smaller study a few days ago.  https://ceciliabrainard.com/portrait-of-remedios-lopez-cuenco-by-cecilia-brainard/ Here is an excerpt from my grand-uncle's biography that touches on the life and background of Remedios, who inspired me to write my third novel, The Newspaper … [Read more...] about Larger portrait of Remedios Lopez Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu, Cuenco Famiy, Fiipina, Filipino, Filipino Women portraits, Phiippines

Portrait of Remedios Lopez Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

August 7, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

  I made this portrait using the photo of my great-grandmother Remedios Lopez Cuenco as reference.  Remedios was the mother of my grandfather (Mariano Jesus Cuenco, who was the father of my mother Concepcion Cuenco Manguerra. Remedios was a force and noted in Philippine history as the first woman publisher. She had inspired me to write my third novel, The Newspaper Widow.  … [Read more...] about Portrait of Remedios Lopez Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cuenco family, Filipino Women portraits

Portrait of Filomena Alesna Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

August 5, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

I made this portrait of my maternal grandmother, Filomena Alesna Cuenco, in prisma color and pastel, size 9 x 12. Filomena Alesna Cuenco from Carcar; born May 1, 1882, parents: Evaristo Barcenilla Alesna and Cresencia Ynosencia Sanchez Villarosa; parents died when she was young and she and her 2 sisters were raised by 2 old maid aunts; her older sister Placida married Mateo Noel; her younger … [Read more...] about Portrait of Filomena Alesna Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Cebu, Cuenco Famiy, Filipina, Filipino Women portraits, Philippines

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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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