all essays: from start to now. enjoy

grief & mourning —

grief

selective mourning

permission to mourn for who and for how long.

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love letters —

love letter

takopi - 2026 anime of the year contender

my love letter to the characters of takopi.

6 min read

love letter

My Love Letter to "Agents of the Four Seasons: Spring Dance."

if our characters are compelled to die for one another to protect others, what would it mean to live for each other?

6 min read

memory, survival & meaning-making —

memory · identity

re: Zero: Subaru character analysis

what Re: Zero understands about memory, survival, and being forgotten.

6 min read

memory · identity

Agents of the Four Seasons: character analysis of Hinagiku and the dangers of SA backstory to explain villain origins

what "Agents of the Four Seasons" gets right—and dangerously wrong—about survival and villain origins.

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memory · identity

To "Hinagiku,"

a letter to a character the world called broken, for everyone told they serve no purpose.

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memory · identity

tragedy as a vehicle for meaning-making (anime)

why Takopi, Look Back, and Dan Da Dan devastate us on purpose—and what the tears are for.

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notes from the studio —

the writer on writing

returning to substack for a different purpose.

reflections on barriers to migrate platforms— and why others may be aprehensive.

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the writer on writing

So. What Now.

what are we compelled to write, if not to be seen?

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the writer on writing

leaving substack.

on platforms losing their essence—and why this studio exists.

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the writer on writing

new beginnings and my relationship with time

grief, time, and refusing business as usual.

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the writer on writing

2024...

the manifesto: loss, love, and imagining liberation.

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