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Welcome to Movable Worlds

Letters about trying to make sense of a changing world and our place in it—from Berlin, Kuala Lumpur, places in between.

Jul 16, 2022 • Emily Ding

Watching Gaza, still...

...while enjoying the summer in Berlin, the discombobulation of it. (Plus: glimpses of the distorted 'economy' in Gaza.)

Sep 6, 2025 • Emily Ding

Finding my feet again

Turnings & transitions in Berlin, Feb–May 2025.

May 25, 2025 • Emily Ding

First impressions of Berlin, August 2019.

May 25, 2025 • Emily Ding

Alternative realities

Things Trump's inauguration made me think about—on journalism, resistance, and Gaza.

Feb 12, 2025 • Emily Ding

Featured

Peering around riverbends

A reflection on the river journeys I've taken, past and present.

May 4, 2024 • Emily Ding

Living in a world not of our own making

On Abang Adik and the tragedy of statelessness in Malaysia & what fiction may do, differently from journalism, for social justice. (Plus: a companion…

Feb 29, 2024 • Emily Ding

On ceasefire, condemnations, and the deterioration of language.

Nov 21, 2023 • Emily Ding

Recapturing memories in a place I loved before: a fool's quest?

On revisiting Nusa Penida, now that it's become a popular destination for daytrippers from mainland Bali. (Really an essay about rethinking why and how…

Sep 4, 2023 • Emily Ding

Rebecca Chew: "I think being an outsider, or having that perspective, helps"

Q&A: An art director on moving from Malaysia to the U.S. for a dream job at the start of the pandemic, the differences in being a creative here and…

Mar 30, 2023 • Emily Ding

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Recent posts

Of marsh and limestone

Postcards from Vietnam's Van Long Nature Reserve + readings + joy, wherever it is found.

Aug 14, 2024 • Emily Ding

Notes on Hanoi — etc.

The digest: including postcards from Ninh Binh + an old letter about swimming in Dubrovnik + readings + joy, wherever it is found.

Jul 11, 2024 • Emily Ding

Things I saw while walking the city's streets and peering out from inside its cafes.

Jul 11, 2024 • Emily Ding

Surprising transmissions — etc.

The digest: including postcards from a waterfall + an essay about river journeys + readings + joy, wherever it is found.

May 5, 2024 • Emily Ding

Peering around riverbends

A reflection on the river journeys I've taken, past and present.

May 4, 2024 • Emily Ding

Surprising transmissions

Unexpected ways in which viruses and other pathogens have spread and infected us + notes on zoonoses. (A companion letter to a story I wrote last year.)

Apr 18, 2024 • Emily Ding

Living in a world not of our own making — etc.

The digest: including postcards from KL + an old letter about people watching in Dubrovnik during the pandemic + readings + joy, wherever it is found.

Mar 5, 2024 • Emily Ding

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The Line Between

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Coleen Baik

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