essays

burnt out (non) gifted kid

trying to disengage my ideas of self-worth from career/work (and others’ perceptions of my career/work)

Sep 14, 2025 • Charlotte

what if my parents hadn't immigrated?

what ifs, split selves, pierre bourdieu, and a daydreamed life

Jul 29, 2025 • Charlotte

my mother wants to be loved too

parental personhood and inherited loneliness

Apr 6, 2025 • Charlotte

landscape with loneliness

bruegel, murakami, man ray, and thinking through the dimensions of loneliness

Jan 22, 2025 • Charlotte

the one with the friends in the sitcom bar

once, early on, before our booth was our booth and our bar was our bar, we commented on how much it looked like the setting of a sitcom.

Aug 22, 2024 • Charlotte

the birthday essay

Jul 4, 2024 • Charlotte

berkeley, california

a week spent haunting my alma mater

Jun 30, 2024 • Charlotte

thank goodness for the fork

any path you choose is the right path

Jun 2, 2024 • Charlotte

May 13, 2024 • Charlotte

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