The Cross-Eyed Pianist Interview
This interview for The Cross-Eyed Pianist was recorded a little over a year ago. Reading it now feels like opening a time capsule, a reflection on music, neurodiversity, curiosity, and the quiet joy of seeing…
Musings (Blog)
musicology
Why We Continue to Programme Russian Music – And How
As you may know, I serve as music librarian for the Domcantorij (the choir & orchestra of the Dom church in Utrecht). It’s wonderfully varied work. One week I’m writing in Japanese to a choir…
bisexuality
My Quiet Revolution – on Art, Writing, and the Radical Act of Showing Up as an Accomplice
Published in the 2025 Winter Issue of Bi Women Quarterly.
Asia Studies museummuis
Wu Zetian: A Female Emperor in a Male Stronghold
An English translation of Paardjes, porselein en powervrouwen, originally published in Dutch in China Vandaag, the Dutch-language members’ magazine of the Belgium–China Association, November 2025.
autism books
“The Pictorialist” review by Tistje
Sam from Tistje.com — a large Dutch website about autism — has read my book The Pictorialist and written this wonderful review. I’m so grateful (and honestly a bit moved) to see how deeply they…
Hektoen International Journal of Medical Humanities
Diagnosing Longing: A Medical and Cultural History of Nostalgia
An abridged version of this article was published in Hektoen International Journal of Medical Humanities.
autism blog goal setting
Learning on Your Own Terms
For the Dutch website Autisme Digitaal, I wrote a blog post on the “create your own curriculum” trend. Here is an English version, slightly longer and a tat more academic / activistic. 😉