. Required Reading A couple of weeks ago, Patch Buenaventura left a message on my comments board. He wanted to interview me about "And All Things Nice" , a story I wrote that got included in the FAST FOOD FICTION anthology. So, I emailed him and answers his questions. I then asked what made him decide to do a report on my story. Turns out "And All Things Nice" is part of their English class reading list. I was able to track down and the email of his teacher to confirm it. Here's Mrs. Cheekee's reply: Dear Budjette, Well, you are right -- and not-so-right at the same time. And yes, I heard how Patch Buenaventura emailed you and asked you all sorts of questions about the story for his literary critique. Actually, you are right: your story was read in the fourth year batch -- but forgive me if I say that the only reason we included it in the list was its length (or is that non-length?) We wanted to have the students a feel of different short stories -- short, l...
The rants and raves of a copy/comic book/writer in Manila.