"My research on tattoo meanings utilised autoethnographic accounts of practice to increase understanding of tattooing as practice & profession."
This is a piece I wrote in desperation after being confronted with the failures of the foster system in the United States today.
In this essay, the current reality of queerness is juxtaposed against milestones in my own life as a queer man in America.
This particular piece, "What is Human, Remains" looks back at my first year as a teacher, and the unexpected activism in my students.
“Letter from Okinawa” describes my research and observations into the impact the U.S. military has had on the island, and tells the story of the Japanese government’s historical culpability by colonizing, controlling, and discriminating against the island.
The essay tells the story of the author's attempt to bridge the gap in political beliefs between himself and his uncle.
As I discuss my first queer event, a book discussion about a queer young adult book, Canto Contigo, I will explore my anxieties about my sexual identity, and the repercussions of this community warfare.
Coping with Pet Bereavement: My Forever Love for My Beautiful Cat 'Timi' is definitely not a farewell; it is only a love letter for my beloved cat who got lost on January 15, 2023, days after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit southern Türkiye. Like my country, I was also shaken deeply, and like the buildings, my heart almost collapsed.
""Mourning (Unfinished)" is an essay about the way my experiences with farm animals helped me come to terms with a miscarriage."
I share the complexity of my frustration about a failed site visit to the British Museum and wonder about the meaning of the experience.
"This is an autoethnographic narrative where I use my own marriage to tell a story about love, bodily autonomy, acceptance and illness."
One Man’s Perspective on Grieving and Death is a narrative representation of death as a universal humanistic theme.