guiamonster
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Fantasy writer | Building Kalibayan: a world where spells cost memory and grief births monsters.
Myth, magic, and fragments from the in-between.
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Myth, magic, and fragments from the in-between.
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New poem up in my Substack. Link in bio 🫶🏽
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
New poem up in my Substack. Link in bio 🫶🏽
Magic in Kalibayan runs on memory. The more painful, the more powerful. Burn too much, too fast, the world breaks open. Out come the monsters. Like the taklob. A shame eater wrapped in mirrors.
Read more ➡️ guianocon.substack.com
Read more ➡️ guianocon.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Magic in Kalibayan runs on memory. The more painful, the more powerful. Burn too much, too fast, the world breaks open. Out come the monsters. Like the taklob. A shame eater wrapped in mirrors.
Read more ➡️ guianocon.substack.com
Read more ➡️ guianocon.substack.com
Monster #1, She’s a baddie
New article up my substack, my beasties ⏩ link in bio
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject #filipinoauthor #filipinofantasy #monsterlore
New article up my substack, my beasties ⏩ link in bio
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject #filipinoauthor #filipinofantasy #monsterlore
October 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Monster #1, She’s a baddie
New article up my substack, my beasties ⏩ link in bio
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject #filipinoauthor #filipinofantasy #monsterlore
New article up my substack, my beasties ⏩ link in bio
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject #filipinoauthor #filipinofantasy #monsterlore
Filipino horror. Memory-fueled magic. Mythical monsters. All good all good. Let’s lean in!
New Substack is LIVE ➡️ guianocon.substack.com / link in bio
New Substack is LIVE ➡️ guianocon.substack.com / link in bio
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Filipino horror. Memory-fueled magic. Mythical monsters. All good all good. Let’s lean in!
New Substack is LIVE ➡️ guianocon.substack.com / link in bio
New Substack is LIVE ➡️ guianocon.substack.com / link in bio
A meditation on transience ✨
Link in bio bbs!
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Link in bio bbs!
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August 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A meditation on transience ✨
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Link in bio bbs!
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I grew up hearing ghost stories and watching The Exorcist way too young.
Now I write monsters into my fantasy world.
New Substack: on Filipino myth, memory, and worldbuilding with fangs.
🩸 The monsters have always been here.
guianocon.substack.com
Now I write monsters into my fantasy world.
New Substack: on Filipino myth, memory, and worldbuilding with fangs.
🩸 The monsters have always been here.
guianocon.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I grew up hearing ghost stories and watching The Exorcist way too young.
Now I write monsters into my fantasy world.
New Substack: on Filipino myth, memory, and worldbuilding with fangs.
🩸 The monsters have always been here.
guianocon.substack.com
Now I write monsters into my fantasy world.
New Substack: on Filipino myth, memory, and worldbuilding with fangs.
🩸 The monsters have always been here.
guianocon.substack.com
Me: background character.
Him: I am the plot now.
🚨new post🚨 guianocon.substack.com
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject
Him: I am the plot now.
🚨new post🚨 guianocon.substack.com
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject
August 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Me: background character.
Him: I am the plot now.
🚨new post🚨 guianocon.substack.com
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject
Him: I am the plot now.
🚨new post🚨 guianocon.substack.com
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #diasporicfiction #kalibayanproject
This started out as a post about lore. Then one of the gods asked “Do you love us?”
The gods in Kalibayan are weird, moody, and full of questions…very anxious. It’s just…mood 😂
The gods in Kalibayan are weird, moody, and full of questions…very anxious. It’s just…mood 😂
July 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This started out as a post about lore. Then one of the gods asked “Do you love us?”
The gods in Kalibayan are weird, moody, and full of questions…very anxious. It’s just…mood 😂
The gods in Kalibayan are weird, moody, and full of questions…very anxious. It’s just…mood 😂
What does memory become, when it walks? What does it leave behind? Excerpt from my novel-in-progress. Stirring shit up in the cauldron over here 🧙🏽♀️ ⏩ 📖 guianocon.substack.com
📸: @jiwan_kirti 🙇🏻♀️
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #kalibayanproject
📸: @jiwan_kirti 🙇🏻♀️
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July 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
What does memory become, when it walks? What does it leave behind? Excerpt from my novel-in-progress. Stirring shit up in the cauldron over here 🧙🏽♀️ ⏩ 📖 guianocon.substack.com
📸: @jiwan_kirti 🙇🏻♀️
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #kalibayanproject
📸: @jiwan_kirti 🙇🏻♀️
#amwriting #writingfantasy #wipnovel #fantasywriter #indieauthor #filamauthor #kalibayanproject
#amwriting #writingfantasy #fantasyaesthetic #filipinofantasy #indieauthor #writinglife #writerstruggles #fantasybooks #speculativefiction #filamwriter #wipwednesday
Join the project ➡️ guianocon.substack.com
Join the project ➡️ guianocon.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Grief Astronomer, by Andrea Gibson
Posted by them on their Facebook page on 3/15/2021
A difficult life is not less
worth living than a gentle one.
Joy is simply easier to carry
than sorrow. And your heart
could lift a city from how long
you’ve spent holding what’s been
nearly impossible to hold.
Posted by them on their Facebook page on 3/15/2021
A difficult life is not less
worth living than a gentle one.
Joy is simply easier to carry
than sorrow. And your heart
could lift a city from how long
you’ve spent holding what’s been
nearly impossible to hold.
July 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Grief Astronomer, by Andrea Gibson
Posted by them on their Facebook page on 3/15/2021
A difficult life is not less
worth living than a gentle one.
Joy is simply easier to carry
than sorrow. And your heart
could lift a city from how long
you’ve spent holding what’s been
nearly impossible to hold.
Posted by them on their Facebook page on 3/15/2021
A difficult life is not less
worth living than a gentle one.
Joy is simply easier to carry
than sorrow. And your heart
could lift a city from how long
you’ve spent holding what’s been
nearly impossible to hold.
I still can’t stop thinking about Andrea Gibson. I saw them perform back in 2004 when they came to Santa Cruz. I was a freshman in college. I also saw Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, and Buddy Wakefield. That group inspired me to commit to the creative writing program. They still inspire me.
July 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I still can’t stop thinking about Andrea Gibson. I saw them perform back in 2004 when they came to Santa Cruz. I was a freshman in college. I also saw Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, and Buddy Wakefield. That group inspired me to commit to the creative writing program. They still inspire me.
Love Letter From The Afterlife, pt 3
By Andrea Gibson
Read part 2 in my previous post
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By Andrea Gibson
Read part 2 in my previous post
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July 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Love Letter From The Afterlife, pt 3
By Andrea Gibson
Read part 2 in my previous post
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By Andrea Gibson
Read part 2 in my previous post
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Love Letter From The Afterlife, pt 2
By Andrea Gibson
Read part 1 in my previous post
#poem
#poems
#poetry
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#PoetryDaily
#ArtOfWords
#SkyPoets
#WordedArt
#BlueskyPoets
By Andrea Gibson
Read part 1 in my previous post
#poem
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#SkyPoets
#WordedArt
#BlueskyPoets
July 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Love Letter From The Afterlife, pt 2
By Andrea Gibson
Read part 1 in my previous post
#poem
#poems
#poetry
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#PoetryDaily
#ArtOfWords
#SkyPoets
#WordedArt
#BlueskyPoets
By Andrea Gibson
Read part 1 in my previous post
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Poet Andrea Gibson passed away today. Heartbroken. Read their poetry. Love your people. Love big today of all days. For them. The rest of this phenomenal poem will be posted in a second post.
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July 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Poet Andrea Gibson passed away today. Heartbroken. Read their poetry. Love your people. Love big today of all days. For them. The rest of this phenomenal poem will be posted in a second post.
#poem
#poems
#poetry
#PoetryCommunity
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I’m a poet who writes about memory—how we invent ourselves from half-remembered things. Now I’m writing a fantasy novel. Still grief, still loss. Just with monsters.
Kalibayan runs on memory magic.
So… still poems. Just longer. With fight scenes.
Link in bio.
📸 @jiwan_kirti - follow on IG
Kalibayan runs on memory magic.
So… still poems. Just longer. With fight scenes.
Link in bio.
📸 @jiwan_kirti - follow on IG
July 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m a poet who writes about memory—how we invent ourselves from half-remembered things. Now I’m writing a fantasy novel. Still grief, still loss. Just with monsters.
Kalibayan runs on memory magic.
So… still poems. Just longer. With fight scenes.
Link in bio.
📸 @jiwan_kirti - follow on IG
Kalibayan runs on memory magic.
So… still poems. Just longer. With fight scenes.
Link in bio.
📸 @jiwan_kirti - follow on IG
It’s dumb how often I trip out about the correct use of lay, laid, and lie. Especially while someone’s casting memory magic in a ruined war vault. 😵💫
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July 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It’s dumb how often I trip out about the correct use of lay, laid, and lie. Especially while someone’s casting memory magic in a ruined war vault. 😵💫
#amwriting #writingfantasy #fantasyaesthetic #filipinofantasy #indieauthor #writinglife #writerstruggles #fantasybooks #speculativefiction
#amwriting #writingfantasy #fantasyaesthetic #filipinofantasy #indieauthor #writinglife #writerstruggles #fantasybooks #speculativefiction
Blessed Litha 💛
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June 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Thoroughly enjoying this book. Dark, yes. But also surprisingly funny in the way the narrator tells his story. Not even halfway but already recommend.
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June 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Thoroughly enjoying this book. Dark, yes. But also surprisingly funny in the way the narrator tells his story. Not even halfway but already recommend.
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June 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
18th book of the year done! 32 more to go 😅. Sad this one ended. Gotta wait until like 2031 for the second arc of Stormlight or something. Guess now’s that time to finally start Wheel of Time!
May 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
18th book of the year done! 32 more to go 😅. Sad this one ended. Gotta wait until like 2031 for the second arc of Stormlight or something. Guess now’s that time to finally start Wheel of Time!