Hooks + Books
Interests, passions, sports, authors, music
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A little bit more
I paid with a card and waited for the short receipt. My grocery cart is just halfway full. A switch…
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Law and disorder
I often find myself either super early or perpetually late. Today was one of those rare mornings when I woke…
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In defiance of my own requiem
No, I’m not dying. A few years back, I already curated my list of funeral songs should the anthropomorphized iteration…
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Why I go to the cinema
My fascination with film started when I was a kid. I remember watching the famous horror film “The Grudge” alone,…
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Lessons from the court
I never thought that injuries would be life-changing for me. Never has it crossed my mind that my situation would…
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Girlhood and KathNiel
After the breakup news erupted in late 2023, I found myself sitting down to marathon KathNiel films spanning the years.…
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I lost my ink
Have you ever been in a situation where your passion seems to feel dull? The vigor that you felt the…
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Love in transit, a sequel
Almost a decade ago, when I was 18, this paper published a personal essay I had written about trains. Today…
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Having a ‘third place’
I have never felt such insurmountable loneliness in my early adulthood until recently. I regularly work from home, unlike all…
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