Writing

January 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Egg Yolk Orange

Upon arriving in Lisbon and arguing in a panic about whether we got off at the right train station, my family tetris our luggage into the trunk of a 2015 Renault Clio and drive 40 minutes to Sintra.…

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January 8, 2026 · 7 min read

2025 (and 2024) Reading Roundup

Another year, another attempt to adhere to this arbitrary goal I set of reading the number of books equal to the years since 2000. For me, born a few days short of the turn of the century, that…

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June 11, 2025 · 8 min read

David Deutsch's Garden

Preface It’s March 24th, 2025. You and your friend Selena have flown to London as an exercise of free will. Tomorrow’s itinerary is a day trip to Oxford to visit some of Selena’s study abroad friends.…

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June 11, 2025 · 5 min read

Terra Incognita

Moving apartments forces you into sudden, unwarranted minimalism. Those silver kitten heels and knitted sweaters that you were determined to pack because you thought they said something meaningful…

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August 13, 2024 · 6 min read

Missing a place in a Past Lives way

Last January, I visit campus for the first time since graduation. I arrive around midnight and stop by my friend’s birthday party that takes place in a shed. She tackles me when I walk through the…

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August 13, 2024 · 12 min read

In Luck We Trust

Your Honor, who am I to judge? I almost learned the hard way that skipping jury duty can result in civil or criminal penalties. Serious stuff. Highly ironic. So on Monday morning, I haul myself to 111…

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August 13, 2024 · 5 min read

Writing is hard, so why bother?

I used to believe that I couldn’t write because I hadn’t lived enough. The “things that happened to me” list was too short. Writing was reserved for the weathered people in tweed coats so…

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August 13, 2024 · 11 min read

Reflections on Italy

Bask in the art The Italians have a saying: Dolce far Niente. The sweetness of doing nothing. Walk aimlessly. Smoke on your balcony until dark. Eat slowly and taste the wine. To encourage…

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