Essays & Reflections

Personal writing on language, identity, culture, and the small frictions of moving between places and roles. These pieces mix lived experience and linguistic lenses: clear, grounded, and human.

Articles

Essay

Like a Fire in My Womb

What pain metaphors can reveal about invisible illnesses like endometriosis.

~9 min · Aug 2025
Essay

Who Are You When You Speak?

Language, identity and the selves we perform across accents, audiences and spaces.

~7 min · Updated Aug 2025
Essay

Arremangate

Reflections on how language carries care, memory, and unspoken bonds.

~6 min · Updated Aug 2025
Essay

Toc Toc

Private Grammars: What Toc Toc Taught Me About Language and Obsessions

~5 min · Updated Sep 2025
Essay

Marina

On lifelong friendship, memory, and the everyday rituals that endure across three generations.

Sep 2025

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