I was asked to write about my journey as a horror writer for @manilabulletin. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/10/29/e...

Wrote about some of the most popular folklore creatures for @voguephilippines. So happy that there’s a growing interest in what used to be called “superstition.” We’re now understanding that these beliefs is one of the keys to who we are as a society. Read it here: vogue.ph/lifestyle/cu...

52nd read of 25: Insect Hag by @yvettetan.bsky.social solidifies her as one of my alltime favorite horror authors & one that makes me feel closer to my Filipino heritage. 5 stars (and then some) www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky #horrorbooks

Thank you very much, Lifestyle Asia, for including Seek Ye Whore and Other Stories in the same list as Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Shirley Jackson, and Junji Ito. To say I’m honored is an understatement! ☺️ Read the full list here: lifestyleasia-onemega.com/arts-and-cul...

"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice." Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social. #pictcon

New on the blog: I write about observing a Taoist space clearing. yvettetan.com/2025/11/04/o...

This is completely true.

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

The biggest lie THEY ever told was convincing people that tinfoil hats protect from mind control waves. Sure, wear a freaking antenna made from radiowave amplifying materials on your head to "protect" from 5g, right. Y'all should be wearing copper cages on your heads, wake up sheeple!

Thank you for the feature, Lifestyle Asia! lifestyleasia-onemega.com/arts-and-cul...

It's time....

Was featured on Radar Ph! ☺️👻🪲 radar.ph/yvette-tan-q...

Zombies versus hacienderos. This is how director Mike Alcazaren describes Death Be Damned (DBD), the graphic novel he wrote, illustrated by Noel Pascual and AJ Bernardo. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/10/17/t...

Lamumu Dolls Capiz, knitted dolls in the shape of popular creatures from folklore, have been taking over netizens’ feeds and hearts. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/10/15/t...

The jail garden is part of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) program called Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay (HAPAG) sa Piitan. The PDLs are taught natural farming methods. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/10/10/k...

If you’re a creative thinking about giving up because things feel impossible and time keeps passing without seeming like progress is being made, just remember Pedro Pascal didn’t become a household name until he was almost 50.

We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...

It's Nietzsche's birthday. Please be aware that the abyss will be closed today for a private function.

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

HALINA'T MAGSIMBA NA kung saan tanggap ka 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We welcome you for our in-person worship service - Sundays at 4PM. Our chapel is located in San Juan City, near Santolan MRT Station. opentablemcc.ph/chapelworship Kitakits! #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Lov3Laban #SOGIEEqualityNow

Earlier this week, I attended a very exclusive fashion show held at the National Museum of Fine Art. “We really want to revive [Philippine textile],” said PhilFIDA executive director Arnold “Ali” Atienza. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/10/03/f...

Insect Hag has been difficult to find for a couple of months now, but don’t worry, I heard that it’s going to be back on the shelves soon, and with something extra! I’ll keep you updated! 👻🪲🪳

Artisanal chocolate brand Kakaw Meranaw from Marawi City, Lanao del Sur is known for highlighting Maranao flavors as well as supporting local farmers and working students. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/26/m...

I can't get over the fact that the nazi with the camo and the mask and the tacti-pouches is wearing Vans.

...then don't use it

I spoke with PTRI Director Dr. Julius Leaño, Jr. about the potential of cultivating abaca for textile. Read it in full here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/18/i...

I wrote about Slow Food Pasil, where indigenous farmers from this Kalinga municipality continue to honor their traditional foodways amidst the encroachment of modernity. They’re also looking for a steady market for their heriloom rice. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/12/t...

Wrote about Naneng Heritage Village, the oldest village in Tabuk, Kalinga, where locals say, “Kape!” instead of “Good morning.” Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/10/t...

Thank you for including Insect Hag and Other stories, @rappler! ☺️See you all at MIBF! Read the full list here: www.rappler.com/life-and-sty...

ADVISORY ‼️ Due to unforeseen circumstances (we suspect too much banana cue #iykyk), Yvette Tan’s book signing event has been MOVED to September 14 (Sunday), 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM at the National Book Store Booth of the Manila International Book Fair. May the spirits guide you towards this new schedule.

The Tabuk City Public Market’s bathroom is better than yours (or mine, for that matter).

Because I’m both an agriculture editor and horror writer, I find myself making clarifications like this:

It’s 2025. Why are Gen Z writers calling women who farm “female farmers?” It’s not like we call men who farm “male farmers.” 🫠

For natural dye artist, fashion designer, and university professor Diana Katigbak, sustainable fashion starts on the farm. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/29/f...

The Lost Boys (1987) Director: Joel Schumacher #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞

Am in a van playing slow songs and it’s making me physically hurt (I think it’s an ADHD thing?). I need to drown it out with metal. Anyone with ADHD experience this?

With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

I interviewed Florence Amily Ao-wat, known as Manang Astrid, owner of Kinwa Etnika Handicrafts (Kinwa) and founder of the Kalinga Indigenous Weavers Association about her advocacy and business of preserving Kalinga’a rich weaving tradition. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/22/k...

For @yvettetan.bsky.social

“The habitual destruction of libraries throughout human history—book banning in its rawest, most primordial form — points to another universal truth, which is that books represent a threat to despotic power.” (88)

For some members of MILALITTRA (Miarayon Lapok Lirongan Tinaytayan Talaandig Tribal Association) Ancestral Domain from Talakag on Mt. Kalatungan in Bukidnon, growing coffee has become a good way to earn from farming. Read more here: www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa...

It’s been a Filipino-horror forward day. Bookmail pt. 1 of 3; All That Darkness Allows: 13 Tales of Horror and Dread. -Eliza Victoria & @yvettetan.bsky.social are writers I’m already familiar with (and deeply fond of) #booksky

The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.

In the Philippines, many small farmers are discovering that growing coffee can be a good way to make a living. This includes the Inhandig Tribal Muti-purpose Cooperative (ITMPC), a cooperative composed of members of the Daraghuyan-Bukidnon tribe. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/08/b...

NOW STREAMING: youtu.be/RdduHazinJs I return to TPKP with my new book, Insect Hag and Other Stories. In this episode, we talk about "Tropical Realism," the Palanca Awards, traditional occult practices, writing tips, and many other great topics. ☕

I interviewed coffee farmer Rodiyo Tubal Tacdoy from Trinidad, Benguet, whose green coffee beans from Benguet sold for a record ₱9,000 a kilo at the Philippine Quality Coffee Competition (PCQC) 2025. Read the full story here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/01/b...

Americans don’t understand that the endgame here is the complete and utter loss of trust and faith in gov & institutions. this is what happened to the Philippines in the 70s. once that’s done there’s no turning back.

imo if you can’t even write a draft you can’t call yourself a writer

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘Life in the Corn’ (Shell Guide, 1956) Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton