Welcome to my corner of the Internet! I started this blog as digital diary because I was reading, watching, and traveling so much. It’s an online archive (of sorts) of all the things I’ve had the wonderful chance to stumble upon, so feel free to click around. If you want a specific category, click one of the categories above (like “Theatre Reviews”) to explore. To be clear: all of these posts are written solely by me without the use of artificial intelligence (AI), and I watch/read/do everything I’m writing about :)
Click the following below, or the search bar, for comprehensive review indexes in an accessible text format. Please note these are updated monthly or bi-monthly.
Bukowski in a Sundress by Kim Addonizio
A review of Kim Addonizio’s Bukowski in a Sundress.
Send Me to the Clouds (2019), Directed by Teng Congcong
A review of the film Send Me to the Clouds.
Critical Language Scholarship Experience: Bengali/Bangla
My experience with the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) in Bangla!
The Beautiful Summer by Cesare Pavese
A book review of Cesare Pavere’s The Beautiful Summer.
I Quit Being Vegetarian
After being vegetarian for six months, my mental and physical health declined to the point where I could not continue.
How I Spend My Free Time Cultivating Creativity
During the pandemic, I got really good at fostering creativity.
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
A review of Hiromi Kawakami’s Strange Weather in Tokyo.
The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh
A review of E.J. Koh’s memoir The Magical Language of Others.
Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s by Raphael Cormack
A review of Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt’s Roading 20s.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
A review of Sayaka Murata’s novel Convenience Store Woman.