Eulogy for Dr. Sergio S. Tan, my father
My Dad passed away a few weeks ago. This past weekend was his funeral, and here’s the address I gave to the over-100 friends, family, and neighbors who ga...
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Editing Beyond the Non-Western World: Notes on a panel from ICFA44 in 2023
This morning was the ICFA panel on “Editing Beyond the Non-Western World,” which was intended to feature guest of honor Oghenechovwe Donal Ekpeki, as well as my...
Support BENT for LEATHER, Cecilia Tan’s short story collection
Guess what I did? I launched a Kickstarter in the wee hours, hoping to be able to publish a collection of my queerest, kinkiest short stories in time for Intern...
2023: The Year of Speeches
Speaking engagement plans for 2023 are shaping up: March 15-18: ICFA, Orlando, FL April 20-23: IMsLBB Piscataway, NJ May 19-22: MISTI-Con 10th Anniversary, Laco...
Duck Day 2022: Bistronomy
Now that I finally posted last year’s Duck Day notes and photos, I can do this year’s, which had the theme of “Bistronomy.” This year...
Duck Day 2021 (last year’s food porn, finally posted!)
Apparently, I never got around to posting last year’s Duck Day compilation of photos and recipes…? So I’m quickly trying to put it together no...
Paris: ADMO: December 2021
So, corwin and I went to Paris (yes, France) in December 2021, to celebrate our 30th anniversary and also to celebrate our latest booster shots and go somewhere...
Why I went all the way to Singapore to see two guys play violin
Okay, I have a lot of thoughts about TwoSet Violin, and they’re not all going to fit in one blog post. But this is my personal blog where I write about whatever...
“Sacred Heart” erotic magic story video reading by Cecilia Tan
I’m writing this post from Orlando, Florida, where I attended ICFA 43 (Int’l Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts). ICFA is always great: a mix o...
My 2021 Lockdown /Snow Day To-Do List
What’s a work-a-holic to do when the To Do list is neverending and winter is looming? Make a new To Do list of “not work” things to do, that&#...