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Today we speak with John Pucay. He is an author and full-time writer from the Philippines. John writes creative nonfiction essays and short fiction stories. He is currently working on his second novel.
John is also a film maker. His short film, Game Boy Advance, loosely based on his experiences as a 12-year-old, premiered at the San Diego Filipino Film Festival in sunny California in October 2024.
Outside of his artistic pursuits, John is an ultramarathon trail runner and writes the Minimum Effort Health & Wellness newsletter on Substack. He also co-writes the Writing to Earn newsletter with bestselling authors Darius Foroux and Michael Thompson.
Today, we interview John and read his story Meeting Your Twelve Year Old Self.
From the show:
“… I was in Manila early this year visiting some friends and we were, I don't know anymore if we were just eating or drinking or something. And this thought experiment came up, do you think your 12-year-old self will be proud of you or proud of the life you've lived if you suddenly meet right now?…”
“… in America, there is a certain backlash against intellectual, cultural thinking in some circles. And it depends on where you are. I probably would not necessarily advertise that I'm a writer in a certain type of crowd. Not necessarily because I'd be in any physical danger, but it just would be an immediate disconnect with people who don't necessarily appreciate that way of thinking about life and that particular profession…”