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Living in a world not of our own making
On Abang Adik and the tragedy of statelessness in Malaysia & what fiction may do, differently from journalism, for social justice. (Plus: a companion…
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Turning another page — etc.
The digest: including postcards from Singapore + an old letter about travelling alone as a woman + readings + joy, wherever it is found.
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Notes on Hanoi — etc.
The digest: including postcards from Ninh Binh + an old letter about swimming in Dubrovnik + readings + joy, wherever it is found.
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Living in a world not of our own making — etc.
The digest: including postcards from KL + an old letter about people watching in Dubrovnik during the pandemic + readings + joy, wherever it is found.
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Surprising transmissions — etc.
The digest: including postcards from a waterfall + an essay about river journeys + readings + joy, wherever it is found.
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From self-quarantine in Kuala Lumpur
On evolving towards a new normal, social distancing in Berlin and KL, and love and storytelling in a pandemic.
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From the places in between
On transitions, here versus there, and the pursuit of transcendence.
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Notes on Hanoi
Things I saw while walking the city's streets and peering out from inside its cafes.
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The last Chinese Indians of Kolkata
On slow reporting from the City of Joy, diaspora and belonging, and memorable encounters with language.
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The perils of certainty and the last room
Thinking about the death penalty in Malaysia, the possibility of uncertainty, and how we see the world.
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Turning another page
Feeling a creative shift, willing myself to begin again...
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Of marsh and limestone
Postcards from Vietnam's Van Long Nature Reserve + readings + joy, wherever it is found.
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