August Jaune

𝙎𝙪𝙜𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙣 𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙬𝙖
A storytelling workshop with Sir Alex Delos Santos through Book Nook San Jose’s Hibla Lokal Program 2025.

My September was filled with all sorts of side quests, including two writing workshops. This was the first one, held last September 16, which I got to attend as a member of the Panday Dila Writers' Collective. It was definitely a productive day, filled with new learnings and discoveries, especially since it was my first time joining a Kinaray-a workshop.

We also went on a short tour of the Paghabül sa Antique textile gallery at the National Museum of the Philippines–Antique, and ended the day at EBJ Freedom Park, where we learned more about Evelio Javier's life and legacy.

10 books to get to know me 📚₊˚⊹♡

Some of these are childhood favorites that feel like home, while the others are the stories where I see pieces of myself.

Joining this trend by Sir Edgar Calabia Samar and Packing Sheets (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

Hirap mamili ng 10 books lang but I chose the ones that really remind me how much I enjoy getting lost in between the pages of a book.

In no particular order:

1. Heidi - Johanna Spyri
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
3. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
5. Tales from Moominvalley - Tove Jansson
6. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! - Bob Ong
7. Philippine Speculative Fiction, Volume 10 - edited by Dean Francis Alfar
8. Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog - Edgar Calabia Samar
9. Upstream - Mary Oliver
10. Film for Her - Orion Carloto