Word by Day is just a space to share the inspiring, the interesting.
Behind Word by Day is Delora Sales-Simbajon. Born in Bohol and based in Cebu and Bangkok (Thailand) for several years, she is now based in Butuan City, Philippines. A former missionary to Thailand, she remains active in missions and church work with her husband, Daryl, and also advocates for mental health. She holds a BS in Psychology (USC Cebu) and a Master of Ministry with a concentration in Christian Counseling (with high honors from GSOT, Texas, USA).
Delora writes prose and poetry in English and Bisaya/Cebuano. She is a Home Life Magazine Poetry competition winner (1998) and served as co-translator of the poetry collection Ang nakayatak kay nayatakan = Who steps upon is stepped upon, which won in the Philippine National Book Awards (2021). Some of her latest poems have appeared in Consequence Volume 15.2, to let the light in: an anthology of life and death, The Sunlight Press, The Lake, and Kabisdak, among others.