Archive - suansita

When imagination is empathy

Three Aussie books that challenge me to be a better writer — and human being. Her Father's Daughter by Alice Pung, Wifedom by Anna Funder, and Damascus…

Aug 15 •

July 2025

Playing it by ear

I live life the same way I play music. The same way I write, learn a language and perceive beauty.

Jul 24 •

Do you like to party?

My conversion to the vital art of celebration.

Jul 8 •

June 2025

Praying with AI

Can a machine mediate my connection with the divine?

Jun 17 •

Lashed on LinkedIn

Last week I was embroiled in my first social media controversy thanks to a short LinkedIn post which upset the fundraising establishment.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

The benefits of being a nobody

I should forget about personal branding and find some new principles for my writing.

May 20 •

I used to want to be somebody

Maybe I still do? On greatness, excellence and changing the world. Featuring Timothee Chalamet, MrBeast, Rob Thomas, Orion’s Belt, Japanese excellence…

May 5 •

April 2025

Go slow this Saturday

The overlooked day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday must be more than 24 hours long.

Apr 17 •

A kindred spirit

I found one recently. His name is Stan and we’ve never met.

Apr 14 •

March 2025

Seven Spanish words that grew my faith

Let me teach you seven Spanish words that will help you appreciate the richness and the limits of language.

Mar 25 •

Mardi gras, OG-style

On this Tuesday that is the OG, literal mardi gras, I thought I’d revisit my carnival experience in Bolivia, add some reflections on the celebration…

Mar 4 •

February 2025

Friendship for the almost 40

After I got married and moved South Of The Bridge, I felt like I had lost all my friends – or at least that I was leaving them all behind on the lower…

Feb 25 •

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