Writing from personal experience can be difficult territory. How honest can you really be? What does it mean when you feel too afraid to go back and revise? If you do publish your stories, what will people think of you? There’s good reason for all of the questions and worries. In memoir, the stakes are… [Read More]
I don’t know how to eat this.
Recently I read this quote from Pim Techamuanvivit, a Thai chef: In Thai, when we eat something that’s not to our taste, we don’t really say “I don’t like this” or “this is bad.” We say “I don’t know how to eat this.” (กินไม่เป็น) What a difference that subtle shift makes. It’s not that I… [Read More]
This is our form of magic.
The words we use dictate our perception of the world, and our behaviour. In order to change what we do, how we see, and how we treat ourselves and each other, we need to change our language. It’s worth considering the ways in which white supremacy is baked into the English language, and how we… [Read More]
If you want to change the system
I live in a filter bubble like everyone else, thanks to algorithms. But even beyond that — one of my oversights is that I tend to make assumptions. I live rurally. Most days, I don’t even see a neighbour. I’m writing every day, trying to articulate visions of a half-formed fictional narrative. This is my… [Read More]
What to do when things are uncertain.
Wherever you are in the world, I hope you, your family, and your neighbours are feeling well and are prepared for self-isolation. My wish is that we all work together, slow this pandemic, and that our public health workers will be able to take care of the sick without being overwhelmed by need. We don’t… [Read More]
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