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Cecilia Brainard Fiction — The One-Night Stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair

June 29, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

THE ONE-NIGHT STAND AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR, by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Copyright 2025 by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, all rights reserved. Published in the May 2025 issue of the Philippines Graphic Reader *** Cecilia Manguerra Brainard shares THE ONE-NIGHT STAND AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR, a work of fiction inspired by her visit to the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2024. This was first … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard Fiction — The One-Night Stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair

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.

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