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#presence

9 entries.

On Saying Less

We treat speech as the proof of presence. But sometimes the most attentive thing in a room is the person who hasn't said anything yet.

May 19, 2026

The Light at Four

There is an hour in Kathmandu, late in the afternoon, when the light goes thin and gold and the whole city seems to remember something.

May 15, 2026

Words That Don't Translate

Some of the things I want to say in English have no shape in English. They were born in another language and they refuse to leave it.

May 10, 2026

The Shape of a Good Morning

I have spent years trying to engineer the perfect morning. It turns out the good ones share almost nothing in common.

May 5, 2026

What We Overlook

Familiarity presents itself as knowledge. But most of the time, it just means we stopped looking.

April 29, 2026

Mustang and the Lost Footage

I lost 80% of the clips I loved most from Mustang. What I didn't expect was what that loss would teach me.

April 29, 2026

Walking Without a Destination

I started leaving the house without knowing where I was going. It changed the way the city looks back at me.

April 25, 2026

The Permission to Be Slow

There is a quiet shame that comes with being slow at things in a world that rewards speed. I am trying to outgrow it.

April 15, 2026

Small Rituals

I don't believe in big morning routines anymore. But I do believe in small repeated gestures that quietly hold a life together.

April 5, 2026