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Eulogy for Dr. Sergio S. Tan, my father

Posted on April 16, 2023 by ctan / 2 Comments

My Dad passed away a few weeks ago. This past weekend was his funeral, and here’s the address I gave to the over-100 friends, family, and neighbors who ga...

appearances/writing talk

Editing Beyond the Non-Western World: Notes on a panel from ICFA44 in 2023

Posted on March 16, 2023 by ctan / 0 Comment

This morning was the ICFA panel on “Editing Beyond the Non-Western World,” which was intended to feature guest of honor Oghenechovwe Donal Ekpeki, as well as my...

writing news

Support BENT for LEATHER, Cecilia Tan’s short story collection

Posted on February 24, 2023 by ctan / 0 Comment

Guess what I did? I launched a Kickstarter in the wee hours, hoping to be able to publish a collection of my queerest, kinkiest short stories in time for Intern...

appearances

2023: The Year of Speeches

Posted on February 20, 2023 by ctan / 0 Comment

Speaking engagement plans for 2023 are shaping up: March 15-18: ICFA, Orlando, FL April 20-23: IMsLBB Piscataway, NJ May 19-22: MISTI-Con 10th Anniversary, Laco...

foodie/recipes

Duck Day 2022: Bistronomy

Posted on November 27, 2022 by ctan / 0 Comment

Now that I finally posted last year’s Duck Day notes and photos, I can do this year’s, which had the theme of “Bistronomy.” This year...

grid of photos from my phone, showing mostly various iterations of the ampersand shaped cookie, but a few of corwin prepping duck with the cleaver
foodie/recipes

Duck Day 2021 (last year’s food porn, finally posted!)

Posted on November 27, 2022 by ctan / 0 Comment

Apparently, I never got around to posting last year’s Duck Day compilation of photos and recipes…? So I’m quickly trying to put it together no...

foodie

Paris: ADMO: December 2021

Posted on November 26, 2022 by ctan / 0 Comment

So, corwin and I went to Paris (yes, France) in December 2021, to celebrate our 30th anniversary and also to celebrate our latest booster shots and go somewhere...

pop culture and music appreciation

Why I went all the way to Singapore to see two guys play violin

Posted on November 21, 2022 by ctan / 2 Comments

Okay, I have a lot of thoughts about TwoSet Violin, and they’re not all going to fit in one blog post. But this is my personal blog where I write about whatever...

appearances/Fiction

“Sacred Heart” erotic magic story video reading by Cecilia Tan

Posted on March 21, 2022 by ctan / 0 Comment

I’m writing this post from Orlando, Florida, where I attended ICFA 43 (Int’l Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts). ICFA is always great: a mix o...

general blather

My 2021 Lockdown /Snow Day To-Do List

Posted on October 5, 2021 by ctan / 2 Comments

What’s a work-a-holic to do when the To Do list is neverending and winter is looming? Make a new To Do list of “not work” things to do, that&#...

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