Partly memoir, partly fiction. Composed of: SeoulMate The Awesomeness Project (first US trip, NYC) The Romantic Pilgrimage (Lipad Para sa Pag-ibig sa Texas) #125DaysOfSummer (Leave from Work to Contemplate on Getting Married or Staying Happily Single)

Macy has just broken up with her boyfriend, Charles, because she is a green-eyed little devil (read: super selosa). She meets Vince, a guy with a past that would drive any girl insanely jealous, and is her ex's old friend to boot. (15 chapters, ~10,000 words, ~45-minute read)

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fundamentals of Creative Writing is a marvelous textbook that combines useful technical advice on craft with beautiful practical examples in her own stories. Brainard's treatments of writerly voice and left brain/right brain theory as it connects to writing are among the best available in today's writing textbooks. Her story examples cover a variety of story types, techniques, points of view, and historical as well as contemporary topics and themes. This book will indeed help writing students write strong stories and improve their craft. Brava, Ms. Brainard. Copyright by Cecilia Brainard. All rights reserved.