I write to explore the human experience as it moves through me-sometimes stirred by the outside world, sometimes pulled inward by dreams or memory. I moved from the Netherlands to the U.S. a quarter of my life ago, and the quiet disconnect that followed-a shift in my sense of belonging-often sits at the center of what I write. These stories don't aim to explain, but to notice, to trace, to offer moments that might feel familiar to someone else. Awkward, quiet, honest-just one thread in the strange, shared fabric of being alive.