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Sky, Fuji, Sunshine!! – Preliminary Thoughts
In which I overthink my upcoming holiday to Japan, and Numazu in particular.
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There’s no Future in Singapore’s Dreaming
Introduction You’ve heard of the American Dream, but have you heard of the Singapore Dream? Singapore is not a country that is very often talked about by those not within corporate circles, and for good reason; civil society in Singapore is rather weak and funding for artistic endeavors never really compares well with those of…
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Protected: Love on the Borderline in Happy Sugar Life
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The Search for the Self in Violet Evergarden
This piece is dedicated to all those I have hurt in the past 23 years of my life. I wish I could go back and take everything I did and said all back. I only hope that the scars I left can heal, and have healed. How does the military train a human being to…
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Scarred Lynx on a Mountain: Trauma and Isolation in Banana Fish
Tell me if you’ve experienced this before: a singular scene where a character is shown at their very worst, and you see it and go “oh damn… that’s me.” I suspect this sentiment is quite common among those who suffer in any way from mental health issues, especially given the prevalence of a lot of…
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Steins;Gate and the Time Traveller Standing Still
When he returned for his appointment, I eagerly asked Tom how the medicines had worked. He told me he hadn’t taken any of the pills. Trying to conceal my irritation, I asked him why. “I realized that if I take the pills and the nightmares go away,” he replied, “I will have abandoned my friends,…
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