identity
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- Declarations_Of linguistic cartographiesThe body keeps its own history. Not in straight lines, but in fragments, in whispers, in the language between breaths.
- Notes on InhabitingThe body refuses to be metaphor. Even as I write this, a tooth aches in protest, marking territory. Even as I try to make sense of living inside skin, my left knee catalogs its…
- To Speak, To ListenI am on this streak of reclaiming myself, if not my sense of self. I guess the latter carries more truth than the former because to reinvent my sensibilities is more important and…
- In Praise of Deliberate DecisionsThere are times when letting go is the key for a peaceful life. It lessens the friction inherent in social interactions, human relationships, and ultimately, life. Letting go…
- II. On the narcissistic quest of filling the voidThe Other is my own reflection that creates me. I hold this gaze to my othered self: Nietzsche's abyss and Narcissus' obsession. Any attempt to reach out to my reflection creates…
- III. On the anxiety of desire’s fulfillmentThe Other is in the act of desiring. I want too much and this desire chases me like a full moon. "A little bit of everything all of the time." I want it all. Enable my greed for…
- A Return to FormIt is often an idea that spurs my desire to write. An idea so unprocessed, it linguistically dissolves upon writing a word about it. The moment I start to write is the moment…
- Hell is ourselvesI am confronted by the idea that the the eventual effects of artificial intelligence may result to the peak solipsism that humanity will ever experience. This solipsism feels like…