Let’s begin at dusk, perhaps in rural Britain, at the turn of the 19th century. We enter as the frost settles on a quiet meadow after nightfall, and the land is still, ungated, open, natural, and the world is largely unknowable. Animals sleeping and trees flowing gently in the night air. Your heart is beating… Continue reading The gated clock and the permeable soul — how industrial time shaped the world
For many years, hobbies were a simple escape from the chaos of daily life. People would dedicate hours upon hours to hobbies they enjoyed, regardless of how efficient or productive they were. However, activities such as cooking, exercising and even resting have recently become a “race to completion”. We as a society are no longer… Continue reading The optimisation of everything — our pursuit of perfect leisure
When people think of 9/11, their minds instantly jump to the smoke cascading from the Twin Towers as the buildings crash to the ground—turning into mere specks of dust as the screams of its victims echo for the whole world to hear. For others, it became an event that defined a generation of foreign security… Continue reading 9/11 — 25 years later, are we still asking the wrong questions?
Nearly a week after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through the Himalayas, Nepal is still digging out from one of its deadliest disasters in a decade. What locals and officials are calling a “Himalayan tsunami” has left more than 1,000 people dead across the Nepal-China border, thousands missing and entire communities erased.… Continue reading Himalayan tsunami — Nepal battles catastrophic floods as global aid pours in
There is a question that is often asked of me, something that I have essentially developed various scripts for based on who’s asking. It’s a question that, frankly, in the split second of blinking once it’s asked, I roll my eyes at like the forced-out smile on my face. It’s a question that, in a… Continue reading “Where are you from?”— mixed perspectives and the internal struggles of identity today
I have never once wished to be anything other than a woman, not in this life, and not in whichever others might exist beyond it. I would return as a woman in every lifetime, in every universe, and I have never once needed to justify this to myself, though I am often asked to justify… Continue reading The inheritance of womanhood
In political and civic discussions, terrorism is more often than not unveiled as the tipping point of a fuse. The attack dominates headlines, governments gather emergency teams and public debate quickly narrows to queries on security, policing and retaliation. Violence strikes its lightning. Yet this perspective is misleading. Terrorism is rarely born the second an… Continue reading Before the attack — the making of a terrorist organisation
Working for an NGO as an ESL teacher from July 2025-March 2026 was the most fulfilling and meaningful work I had ever done. A break from my legal career, it was an opportunity to directly work with and learn from incredibly intelligent women who were survivors of genocide, extremist ideologies, war and poverty. However, despite… Continue reading The moral ambiguity of working in an NGO
From birth, you are waiting to get caught. The anxiety that comes with living mutates into your heart. Pump, beat, pump, beat. You are a brown woman on death row and, as the years pass, it becomes clearer. The matter is not of if, but when, when you get caught. You will inevitably be punished… Continue reading The punishment for becoming yourself
“It’s bad,” I look to Cerys in the most deadpan way, “No, I know it’s bad because I’ve started getting those Tarot card readings on my For You page, and now I watch the full thing.” She looks at me, amused, “Yeah, you’re done.” It’s how they get you. In your most vulnerable moments when… Continue reading Tortured by Tarot — the online Tarot phenomenon
