{"id":4337,"date":"2026-02-01T08:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/?page_id=4337"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:30:39","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Writing has been a constant presence throughout my life. As a child, I filled notebooks with stories and observations; as a teenager, I built my first website and began blogging; as a student, I founded and edited <em>Encore! Magazine<\/em>, combining editorial work with cultural commentary. This sustained engagement with writing has developed into a practice that moves fluidly between academic research, public scholarship, and creative expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, writing forms the core of my professional identity. 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