a time for dragons

Join the book launch of A Time for Dragons (Anvil Publishing), edited by Vincent Simbulan, March 29, 2009 (Sunday), 3:00 pm, Shangri-la Mall Grand Atrium. And yes, there will be a parade of dragons.

Accodring to Vin, this book is a collection of new dragon stories by Filipino authors to present the dragon in new and inventive ways, and renew and refresh the dragon for a more sophisticated and mature audience. The kickass cover and all interior art is by Andrew Drilon - and his original book art will be available for purchase at the launch.

Table of Contents:

"Glass" by Nikki Alfar

"Dragon Brother" by Cyan Abad-Jugo

"The Annotated Account of Tholomew Mestich" by Elyss Punsalan

"The Clockwork Dragon's Heart" by Vincent Michael Simbulan

"Moondown and Fugue" by Alexander Drilon

"Gunsaddled" by Alexander Marcos Osias

"Lex Talionis" by Paolo Chikiamco

"The Final Tale of Zhang Bai Long" by Elbert Or

"A Fishy Tale" by Apol Lejano-Massebieau

"Johnny Tatô and the Dragon of Pasig" by Joseph Nacino

"Capture" by Gabriela Lee

"3:30pm with Sir Galahad" by Kate Aton-Osias

"A Change of Guards" by Oscar Alvarez

"The Fossil" by Angelo R. Lacuesta

"A Little Knowledge" by Dominique Cimafranca

"The Bridge" by Yvette Natalie U. Tan

"Fallow's Flight" by Dean Francis Alfar

"Dragons Among Us (Essay)" by Charles Tan

day of the vin

Happy birthday to my best friend of many years (it's both uplifting and sobering to realize just our friendship is measured in decades). May words of wonder and everyday magic be yours until we celebrate the next one!

Here's to you, Vin!

silverio and the eidolon

LitCritter and best bud Vin Simbulan's latest (and lurvcraftian) story, "Silverio And The Eidolon", appears in the October 13, 2007 issue of The Philippines Free Press. I'm doubly proud because this is a LitCritter story developed before one of our storywriting requirements - and it topped the list then; and also because it conflates unabashed old-school horror (complete with evocative ten-dollar words) and Vin's Pinoy sensibility. Bravo, Vin!

This also continues Philippines Free Press unabashed campaign to obviate genre lines, which makes it an even more interesting magazine to read for its fiction section.