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18
Aug
Lights along the path

Lights along the path

Finding immigrant role models to guide my journey
4 min read
16
Jun
A man at a public demonstration holds a sign. The text reads, "Now We See the Violence Inherent in the System."

Why we left, illustrated in two photos

On Saturday, the best and the worst elements in America were both on display. Sadly, the worst appears to be winning.
1 min read
16
Nov
Free from this

Free from this

I can't be the only one who really remembers 2016, right?
6 min read
09
Aug
Still glancing back ..

Still glancing back ..

I have been thinking a lot about diasporas lately. What it means to live long term in a society outside the one you were raised in.
3 min read
25
Jul
Why I'm excited to vote for Kamala Harris

Why I'm excited to vote for Kamala Harris

She will be the standard bearer for a compelling alternate vision for the future of the United States.
4 min read
13
Jul
Still American

Still American

On loving and leaving the United States
4 min read
25
Apr
A blog by any other name ...

A blog by any other name ...

I read so many Substacks, in fact, that it can take up my entire morning--reading my subscriptions on the app, then commenting, then noticing who has 're-stacked' one of my articles . . . Wait, what does this remind me of?
6 min read
03
Apr
Death by chocolate

Death by chocolate

I overindulged over the long Easter holiday - not in beer - as is the local custom - but in
3 min read
10
Feb
An open letter to Duolingo

An open letter to Duolingo

Please make the early levels more tourist-friendly.
2 min read
24
Jan
This is your brain on menopause

This is your brain on menopause

I'm not wrong. It turns out menopause can break your brain.
3 min read