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Manifesto

Craving Creation

Trying out new format is a form of exploration and self-expression as a writer. This is an example of that.

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Fiction

Waxing Crescent

Of teenage angst, freedom admist rigid structures, and a dream one could only have under the watchful moon.

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Fiction

Assorted Poetry

This is the first time I laid down my soul like this. Enjoy?

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Fiction

My Red

A short prose intended to be a prelude to a larger narrative on obsession, diving into the psyche of a narcissistic with a mission.

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Kudetamag

Astray

This prose ponder over the uncertainty that comes with the global pandemic and the dilemmas that comes with the passing of time.

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PGK Blog

Behind Pesarean Gunung Kawi

An attempt to make our content more accessible online. Plus, I write better in English, haha. 

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PGK Blog

Gratitudes to Gadis Kretek

This particular piece is a thank you note to the author for including Pesarean Gunung Kawi as a narrative device.

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HHI Blog

PAUD JOEL

One of the Blog materials that I wrote for the Indonesian chapter of the Happy Hearts Foundation.

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TNB Blog

A Lingering Habit

My first article in The Nusantara Bulletin Blog, highlighting the Indonesian smoking culture

Image by Aman Upadhyay

TNB Blog

Make-Belief: Amulets and Indonesian Mysticism

An article to look back into our cultural belief system

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TNB Blog

To Bid Farewell in Tana Toraja

Death is a part of life and this article took a quick peek on how it is celebrated in Tana Toraja

Image by Scott Rodgerson

TNB Blog

Coming Soon: Reviving A Language

The intangibility of a language makes it trickier to preserve, no matter how rich the history is

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