PinnedMarcilena J BaileyChallenge Completed: 50 Super Short StoriesAt some point in 2023, I challenged myself to right 50 super short stories for this Medium blog. It was a somewhat impulsive challenge…Jul 10Jul 10
PinnedMarcilena J BaileyHOLD YOUR PEACE — My first book is outMy first book Hold Your Peace (2024) is out. Or it’s rolling out? It’s on a bunch of online platforms. I think I got them all. But you can…Mar 262Mar 262
PinnedMarcilena J BaileyIdea Orphanage — Free to a Good Home #1This is me launching (in a non-triumphant way) the idea-orphanage I brought up a while ago. It’s something I know I need to do given the…Mar 181Mar 181
Marcilena J BaileyTrue Life — But How True Was It?Does anyone remember the MTV series True Life? It was supposed to be a documentary style series that gave viewers a first-person…3d ago3d ago
Marcilena J BaileyPostmortem — All The Extra Words I’ve WrittenI’ve just finished another round of development edits for my second book. At this point, I feel fairly confident that I’m in the final…5d ago5d ago
Marcilena J BaileyIdea Orphanage #21 — Family TreesOne of the hobbies I wanted to get into when my father first died was genealogy. It was a terrible way of coping with my grief. And that…6d ago6d ago
Marcilena J BaileySuper Short Story #51 — BlankThe young girl sat there, eyes wide and mouth slightly ajar. When Martin turned back around, that was the first thing he saw. And it was…Jul 26Jul 26
Marcilena J BaileyOn The Question of InspirationA few years back, I decided to try incorporating more of my Filipino culture into my creative identity. Why? Well, the reasons are…Jul 252Jul 252
Marcilena J BaileyIdea Orphanage #20 — The World Within Our DevicesOkay, maybe you’ve seen screen recordings of truly bizarre TikTok videos that come up on people’s FYP feed with an overlay about how the…Jul 24Jul 24