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…Aug 1, 2018Aug 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…Mar 31, 20181Mar 31, 20181
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…Mar 25, 2018Mar 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…Mar 18, 2018Mar 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…Mar 6, 2018Mar 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…Feb 19, 20185Feb 19, 20185