• Nice to meet you, I’m Guilliean!

    Gilly Runs a Marathon is a blog that explores the challenges I face as a Filipino American writer, editor, and podcast host. Join me as I train for a marathon and navigate the ups and downs of life in the southern Nevada desert.

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    A hui hou, or until we meet again

    The first episode of Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. second season -- now airing on Disney+ -- is about their family dealing with the loss of a beloved elder, and at work,…

    Me, myself, & I: writing my story as I go

    I thought that a weekly check-in with myself would help me assess where I'm at. It'll be good to go back and see what I've said and done. Since I…

    7 things I continue to discover about my writing process

    Introduction As a writer, I know that writing is more than putting words together to form sentences. The medium of writing has longed helped me to discover new aspects of…