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Two weeks before lockdown began, I delivered the Fr Henry Lee Irwin, S.J. Memorial Lecture at the Ateneo. My lecture was entitled Fiction Vs. The Apocalypse, and I dedicated it to my late friend, Uro Q. de la Cruz. I talked about how I became interested in writing, how I found my voice, my influences, the hell of writing for a living, and why I cannot think of doing anything else. I also advised people to live alone, so I guess I am psychic.

Thank you to the Ateneo de Manila University School of Humanities, headed by Dean Jonathan Chua, for the honor. The pandemic cancelled the workshop that was supposed to follow the public lecture; hopefully the workshop will be held when schools reopen.

The first voice you will hear is that of Louie Jon Sanchez, assistant professor, who helped me put my presentation together and answered all my questions about the professorial chair. The photos are by Mickee Escueta. Slightly edited for length.

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L-R: PJ, Jessica, Deo, Roni, Allan, Von. Recorded on 9 Feb 2019.

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Trickie Lopa and Lisa Periquet of Art Fair Philippines

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Reine Melvin’s novel The Betrayed is now available in bookstores, at lazada.ph, and at shopee.ph.

On this PODCATS (not a typo)

Can your parents charge you rent? (Hell, yes.)
How do you write a will?
Can you leave your property to your cats and dogs?
How do you get someone certified bonkers?
What’s a common-law marriage?
If a gay couple splits up, who gets the condo they both paid for?
Does an executor have a broadsword or a guillotine?
Shouldn’t the partner who keeps house be compensated?
Why does “intestate” sound like “castrated”?
Can you adopt your mentally-challenged sibling?

And other questions that we’ve asked over the years but never got real answers to.

Our expert: Lawyer Von Cuerpo, who answered all our questions despite nursing a massive hangover that made him feel like he was taking an exam. Our kibitzers: Roni Matienzo, Allan Carreon, Deo Giga, Bubbles Magpayo.

We enjoyed this session so much, we’re going to make this a regular feature. Post your questions for the next Know Your Rights! with Von in Comments.

You can also get this episode at Podbean.

https://therealjessicarulestheuniverse.podbean.com/e/episode-5-know-your-rights-with-von-cuerpo/

Lord went a little overboard with the filters.

In this episode, our guest explains mindfulness. What is it? Is it a kind of meditation? I’m an overthinker—will mindfulness make my brain explode? Do I need it? What can it do for me?

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