Why I Fell in Love With Yoko Tsuno and You Should Too
Maybe some of you already recognized her in the Japanese looking character I use in my budo drawings? If not, I would like to introduce you to my childhood heroine: Yoko Tsuno. This post was…
Musings (Blog)
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‘You are so inspiring, I mean, for an autist!’
A personal exploration into the Toxic Ableism of Inspiration Porn, originally written for feminist magazine Lover.
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Purpose as a Brain Hack to boost your Resilience
A while ago, I received a postcard of a beautiful Japanese art print. On the backside, someone had written a joke about “fighting like a girl” and concluded with the words “Thank you for being…
Hasse Simonsdochter translations
Hasse Simonsdochter II
In order to practice my English and to introduce you to one of my favourite books: Hasse Simonsdochter (1983), by Thea Beckman. In this romanticised version of the story about Jan van Schaffelaar (c. 1445…
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Three Warrior Queens
In answer to my feminist friends, I researched three inspiring Warrior Queens: Hua Mulan (4th to 6th century AD), Æthelflæd (c. 870-918), and Lakshmibai (1828-1858). An abridged version of this post was also published here,…
The Witcher
The Witcher – fifth story
As you can imagine, the transmedial storytelling around Wiedźmin [The Witcher] combines many of my interests. Therefore, I wish to contribute to this phenomenon by means of a new translation (from Polish to English) of the short…
Baking Recipes
Traditional Frysian sûkerbôle (sweet bread)
By popular demand: a new category on my blog, with recipes for my baked goods! If you like traditional baking, be sure to try out this easy to follow recipe for a traditional Frysian sûkerbôle…