Becoming A Mother Has Helped

I'm Preparing For A Multimedia Theater Piece, Airport Music, That's Coming Up In New York City.

[on The Philippines:] ... Eighty Dialects And Languages Are Spoken; We Are A Fragmented Nation Of Loyal Believers, Divided By Blood Feuds And Controlled By The Church.

Becoming A Mother Has Helped Make Me A Tougher, Stronger Writer.

All The Fabulous And Fearless Writers Gathered Here, Whether They Are Living In Manila, The Us, Or Elsewhere In The Ever-growing Philippine Diaspora, Have A Deep Connection And Abiding Love For This Crazy-making, Intoxicating City. There's Nothing Like It In The World, And They Know It.

Don't Say Fili, Sister. Say Pili. In Tagalog, Pili Means To Choose. Pino Means Fine. Pilipino Equals 'fine Choice.