“Language is the house of Being.” Martin Heidegger The words that came to my lips seem to have disappeared now that I’m writing. Maybe they haven’t vanished at all—maybe they’re just settling into a shape others can understand. What I’m trying to describe is simple and rare: today, I felt genuinely loved. For a long … Continue reading Eureka Moment

“If one cannot put one room in order, how can one manage the world?”— Zeng Guofan (Qing dynasty scholar) My ideal writing and reading space is free of clutter. All clutter. There’s no point clearing the desk if the rest of the room is staging a rebellion. Dirty laundry must be imprisoned in the laundry … Continue reading A Perfect Space for Reading and Writing

““I have woken up to find the world has shifted, moved, aged and I with it.” — Weight of Whispers, Yvonne Owour Pausing to Notice It’s hard to tell whether I’m a good judge of character. Perhaps this is because I avoid fully testing my instincts, or because relationships themselves are complex, shaped by context, and constantly … Continue reading On Character, Context and Time

“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.” — Rainer Maria Rilke“You can never cross the ocean until you dare to lose sight of the shore.” — Swahili proverb First days are charged with polarised feelings of excitement or dread. The worst is when both these feelings happen one after the … Continue reading Between Yessss and No

What brings you peace?“Writing is the painting of the voice.” — Voltaire Water cress (Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/watercress) Strep throat is an incredibly unpleasant experience—and a misdiagnosed throat infection is even worse. Antibiotics can be a lifesaver, but only if they actually work. When they don’t, the worry sets in. The pain fuels a desperate need for … Continue reading From Mirror to MRI: A Journey Through Traditional Remedies and Modern Medicine

If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? If I were to open shop I’d sell a lot of books I’d line them up against the wall Suspend them from the cieling. The good, the bad, the in between The sacred, horror, drama I’d change the decor of my shop … Continue reading Books

What are you most worried about for the future?“When the systems fall silent, it’s not the technology we’ll miss most — it’s the sound of our own imaginations, learning again to speak from the flame.” — ChatGPT, July 2025 My kids tell me that it’s wrong to use AI because it’s stealing jobs. I don’t listen … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence

The spores on the sponge are portals to ancestral archives where keys unlock the way into the hearts of mankind. My childhood favourite food, injera, is more than a lifelong love—it’s part of who I am. The nourishment it offers goes beyond the plate; it lives in the shared focus of its making, the anticipation … Continue reading Injera