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TW: Gun violence, domestic violence. You’ll often hear intersectionality described as a term or concept, either ‘coined’ if not created outright, by Black feminist legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw. I’m reflecting today, in light of recent mass shootings in the US, of how…

Jan 24

anyone in the office? oh no, not me, i'm barely awake, to be honest. still booting up my brain, resetting from the weekend. mondays, am i right…

Nov 14, 2022

So, lately, I’ve been ruminating on what it means to be a public servant.* At work, I recently had our role described to me as to deliver, and only to…

Oct 9, 2022

I want to preface this update with a clear disclaimer: my PhD experience — the way I’ve chosen to structure this experience — is atypical, and very much…

Sep 1, 2022

scattered thoughts about mental ill-health.

Jul 21, 2022

Note: This is a revised version of a presentation I delivered as part of a panel discussion on women in leadership, at the Federation of Ethnic…

Jun 28, 2022

Hey. The past few months — well, they’ve been hectic. And perhaps more to the point: I’ve been exhausted, frazzled, in a rut, pulled in every direction…

Jun 17, 2022

Hi. The plan, initially, was fortnightly updates — then, as March rumbled by, monthly. Now it’s mid-April, and I’m trying not to get too hung up on the…

Apr 9, 2022

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