La Kanto de Tamar
I composed this Esperanto song for Tamar, the cyborg mermaid who met King Alfred, to echo through the corridors of her spaceship as she journeys through time and space. It tells of her past, her…
Category: blog
This personal archive of Musings (aka my weblog) functions as a database for interesting fanfiction I came across, as well as for my own work on (among other things) autism, bisexuality, fan studies, King Alfred of Wessex, mermaids, music & (ludo)musicology, martial arts, (neuro)psychology, video games, the medium formerly known as TV, and random nerdiness. I hope that you’ll enjoy browsing through my Musings (Blog).
autism blog
Literature Review on Physical Activity Recommendations and Health Benefits
As part of the MOOC “Sit Less, Get Active” by The University of Edinburgh, here is a literature review on physical activity recommendations and their health benefits. I hope that these findings will inform my…
fanfic
The Storm of Nehallennia
This story, The Storm of Nehallennia by Richard Blackwood, was written and published in May 2024.
autism blog
The Butterfly Effect of Access Intimacy
Some thoughts for a new book on autism…? Also published on The Art of Autism (ENG) and Autisme is Veelzijdig (abbreviated Dutch version).
poetry
Mermaids in Labour: Fit for Fantasy
A two-part poem inspired by my reading of Adrienne Rich’s “Diving into the Wreck”.
museummuis
The Great Indonesia Exhibition
A review of The Great Indonesia Exhibition at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. An abridged version of this blog was also published in LOVER.
autism books
Inside the Autside – review by Tistje
Sam from Tistje.com — a large Dutch website about autism — has read my book Inside the Autside and written this wonderful review, first published in The European Autist and afterwards also posted on Medium.