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May 9

Celebrations and Commiserations

April was one big beautiful madness for me. Right from its very start that month, I was in Iloilo City [for the first time ever] to take…

Celebrations and Commiserations

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Apr 11

Oases

I missed my connecting flight from Iloilo City to Dumaguete via Manila, and rebooking, in this energy crisis, would have cost an arm and…

Oases

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Mar 29

Winging It

At one of my lowest depths in the days of the pandemic, when I was struggling mentally to just live through each day, I was tasked to teach…

Winging It

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Nov 6, 2025

The Dream of City of Literature, Fulfilled

I still remember that fraught week in August 2024 when I had to churn out the preliminary bid for Dumaguete City as UNESCO Creative City of…

The Dream of City of Literature, Fulfilled

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Oct 28, 2025

Reading ‘Quezon’ Between the Lines

Since Jerrold Tarog’s Quezon came to movie screens everywhere last October 15, the debates it has initiated have been fruitful, but also…

Reading ‘Quezon’ Between the Lines

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Oct 24, 2025

I Like Serendipity

Alas, carefully laid plans had changed. I was no longer Baguio-bound after I touched down in Manila from Frankfurt, after attending the…

I Like Serendipity

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Oct 17, 2025

In Frankfurt

So this is Europe, Germany specifically. First off: it’s cold, but not too cold — it has been perfect autumn weather, requiring just a…

In Frankfurt

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Oct 10, 2025

Leaving Enchantment

I’m not sure if this happens to everyone, but every time I am about to leave Dumaguete for an extended trip to somewhere else, my anxiety…

Leaving Enchantment

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Oct 3, 2025

An Appreciation

I cannot write a review of course because the play was something that I wrote. So I’ll write a brief appreciation instead. We’re allowed to…

An Appreciation

Ian Rosales Casocot

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Oct 1, 2025

Tropical Comforts and Watercolor Serenity

I did not get to see Gretchen Villanueva-Heras’ new solo exhibition, Tropical State of Mind, when it opened at The Gallery by Pinspired at…

Tropical Comforts and Watercolor Serenity

Ian Rosales Casocot

Ian Rosales Casocot

Interpreter of hamsters. Author of Beautiful Accidents: Stories and Heartbreak & Magic: Stories of Fantasy and Horror

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