Charles Tan·May 11, 2025An Unofficial History of Philippine Speculative Fiction Through the Lens of Online FictionWhile I love books, one of the biggest impacts on me as both a reader and a writer is the availability of science fiction and fantasy…A response icon1A response icon1
Charles Tan·May 5, 2025The Antiheroes and Antagonists of Ryan Coogler’s SinnersRyan Coogler’s Sinners is one of those films that on paper, looks like it has a simple premise — vampires attacking a community and…
Charles Tan·Apr 27, 2025Ethics and the Intersection of Rowling, Card, and the Philippines in the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025Before we start talking about ethics, let me share an anecdote. During one of the family dinners I was forced to attend (as an introvert…
Charles Tan·Mar 3, 2024Tactics Ogre — Why One of Japan’s Most Influential Games is a Polarizing Subject for Western FansAsk a Western Strategy Role-Playing Game (SRPG) fan what their favorite game in the genre is and chances are, they’ll answer Final Fantasy…A response icon1A response icon1
Charles Tan·Feb 6, 2024The Board Game Purge — When You Have No Friends to Play WithI am currently in the process of giving away my board games. I love board games! Unfortunately I have no one to play them with. They are…
Charles Tan·Apr 10, 2023Skill RetentionFor a lot of people, they are aware that in order to become proficient at something, they need both study and practice. As we get older, we…
Charles Tan·Apr 3, 2023When Does the Hobby Honeymoon End?When starting a new hobby, some people are too focused on getting it “right” the first time, instead of experimenting and making mistakes…
Charles Tan·Mar 21, 2023The $100.00 Fountain Pen Starter KitOne commonality I find between the mechanical keyboard community and the fountain pen community is that the “best” writing instrument is…
Charles Tan·Oct 19, 2022Translation: Who is the Target Audience?Despite growing up in a multilingual country where code switching is part of daily routine, the first time I deliberated about translation…
Charles Tan·May 23, 2021Mechanical Keyboards, Common Complaints, and the Reason Why Group Buys Exist (and Why They’re…The mechanical keyboard enthusiast community has a long history which is sadly undocumented publicly (although authors like ThereminGoat is…
