Ignyte Award- and National Book Award-winning Filipina writer and editor of SFF.
Books: Song of the Mango and Other New Myths (2022), Mirror Marked (2025). Rep'd by Stevie Finegan.
Website: https://vidacruz.org
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/vidacruzborja
Vida Cruz-Borja
Loading...
(Yes, I have been rewatching FMA:B on and off.)
Baby's doing great, growing steadily and showing how curious she is. Husband is the best of all husbands and I am proud to be married to him.
Watch this space because I'll be dropping an exciting announcement next month!
I know I've been quiet on here. If you'd like to know what happened, the update on my life in general is in the link—there's been no change really, except I used a credit card to get a very good HMO and that I quote Edward Elric to myself once a day:
"I'm pretty relentless at staying alive."
ICYMI:
Forget Looksmaxxing.
Try BOOKSMAXXING!
I shaved forty-five minutes off my beauty* routine** and used it to read an extra book each week!
Join the booksmaxxing revolution today and be the envy of your friends!
[*very beholdery beauty]
[**not an actual routine. More like random hygiene tics]
I am delighted to announce the launch of Arcane Oblong Editorial and Design ✨
We are a small group of freelance book editors and designers who can work on your manuscript from the first page to galley proof stage—and now we're open for business! For more, please see our website:
arcaneoblong.com
Last part of our panel on AI and storytelling is up!
philippinegenrestories.com/2026/05/huma...
Part 2 of the written panel on Humanity in Stories is now up!
philippinegenrestories.com/2026/05/huma...
Good morning, part 1 of our written Humanity in Stories panel is up:
philippinegenrestories.com/2026/05/huma...
Tomorrow's the final day to enter my giveaway of autographed copies of my fantasy novella!
My new update has some final details, but I also wanted to say thank you for donating & boosting these posts. I was able to afford blood tests this week thanks to your help!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
