Life
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Why We Miss CDs: The Lost Art of Music Rituals
A reflection on CDs, liner notes, mixtapes, music shops, and the rituals we lost when music stopped being something we held. From Mariah and Janet to Boyz II Men fan clubs and Look & Listen listening stations, this is about music as memory, effort, and devotion.
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Walking Toward the Thing: Burden and the Work of Surviving
In the days before cochlear implant surgery, Kuselwa reflects on chronic illness, disability, grief, and the invisible labour of survival. Walking Toward the Thing explores the emotional and administrative burden of illness, the impact on family, the politics of accommodation, and what it means to move toward something life-altering when certainty is unavailable.
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My Body Glitches. My Mind Does Not.
What is FND? Or rather, what does my FND look like? Honestly, it can look like I am well until you work with me closely over time. Then the cracks show. Functional Neurological Disorder is not a personality flaw. It is a neurological condition in which the brain’s signalling does not work reliably. The symptoms…
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A Quieter Kind of New Year
I met 2026 without fanfare, and maybe just too true: I woke up when the fireworks started going, reminding me that the year had turned over. A reminder, perhaps, that my body and my calendar are in a long-term contentious relationship I did not consent to. I loathe New Year’s resolutions. Not change. The theatre…
Where Words Take Root 