Allan Ray JasaHow meditation saved meIt was the most perfect job I could ask for: seven minutes by bike from my apartment and a role that was very similar to my previous one. I…6 min read·Aug 1, 2018----
Allan Ray JasaLet’s stop the fetish of sadness in gay fictionWhen I finished reading What Belongs To You by Garth Greenwell, I felt for the narrator. I felt the sense of sadness and loss, of loving…3 min read·Mar 31, 2018--1--1
Allan Ray JasaWhy Proust will never be on TinderSometimes I wonder: what if Proust had been alive today? Being the son of a trailblazing doctor in 20th century Europe, no doubt he…5 min read·Mar 25, 2018----
Allan Ray JasaHow I found wisdom in unemploymentAs of this writing, I have been unemployed for nearly five months. Initially, it felt like an extended vacation from my holiday in Asia…7 min read·Mar 18, 2018----
Allan Ray JasaWhat Proust can teach us about friendshipIn the second volume of In Search of Lost Time called In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, Proust introduces the most beautiful male…7 min read·Mar 6, 2018----
Allan Ray JasaOn reading the entire In Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustAfter nearly three months of daily reading, I have finally finished In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. In some definitions I still…6 min read·Feb 19, 2018--5--5