PinnedMember-onlyLet’s All Write More Love Letters to Each OtherWhen applying to university, I asked my math teacher to write me a reference letter. I was applying for an academic scholarship, so I asked her if she could write about my academic capabilities and attest to my class marks. …Letters3 min readLetters3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyA Reminder to Slow DownAs told in Max Joseph’s Video Essay on Bookstores — Sometimes I wake up with an unsettling fear that there’s never enough time to do the things that I want to do. There are too many books to read, places to travel, languages to learn, and people to see. Why is it that the work days are so long? Why…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
Published in Coffee Time Reviews·Jan 4Member-onlyA Reading List for Confronting Death& Finding gratitude in every part of life — I’ve been on a death-related reading kick lately, which sounds more morbid than it actually is. Death has been on my mind lately. My paternal grandmother recently passed, and she was the only grandparent who I actually met — the other three passed away before I was born. …Books6 min readBooks6 min read
Published in The Bigger Picture·Sep 28, 2022Member-onlyHow Are People Going to Remember Me?And does it actually matter? — Fake funerals make for a great conversation starter or a cheesy — though grudgingly cute — movie scene. You know, the hypothetical scenario that is endlessly amusing to rerun in your head: what would people say at your funeral? …Personal Essay5 min readPersonal Essay5 min read
Published in Coffee Time Reviews·Sep 22, 2022Member-onlyA Reading List for Sensitive Souls and StargazersAnd how I came to first meet my love for reading — In elementary school, I used to actively avoid having to go outside for recess. Nothing about spending my lunch hour playing sports with crowds of other kids seemed enjoyable. …Book Recommendations7 min readBook Recommendations7 min read
Published in Media Cake·Sep 5, 2022Member-onlyMy Favourite Monologues in Film and TelevisionMonologues are like cheat sheets. Although it’s certainly not a hard and fast rule, the most important monologues usually come at a critical point (likely the climax) later in a movie or series. …Film11 min readFilm11 min read
Aug 24, 2022Member-onlyThe Bittersweet Romantic ComedyFeaturing Guest Speaker: Tom Hansen from 500 Days of Summer — We are attracted to the familiar — in partners, places, and for today’s blog post: movie protagonists. So it’s no coincidence that one of my favourite films features a hopeless romantic as the main protagonist. …Film6 min readFilm6 min read
Jul 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Draw of Coming of Age TalesTimeless stories of the human experience — “We should consider the idea that youth is not actually wasted on the young. That their dramas are no more grand than they should be. That their emotions make perfect sense — once you adjust for inflation. So for someone going through adolescence, life feels epic and tragic simply because…Coming Of Age4 min readComing Of Age4 min read
Jun 3, 2022Member-onlyGraduating in the Midst of a PandemicAnd How This Impacts Our Memories (Our Most Fallible Tool) — This piece is actually my valedictorian speech written in the spring of 2021! Seeing as I’m attending my year-late convocation next week, I thought I would repurpose this (originally written as a speech delivered in a live video event, now modified to accommodate a blog format). …Graduation9 min readGraduation9 min read
Jun 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Comfort of Multiverse StoriesMovies, TV shows, and novels have been telling stories about multidimensional travel for ages. It’s nothing new, but lately — at least in my narrow sliver of life experience — it seems unavoidable. …Multiverse4 min readMultiverse4 min read
