Sezin Devi Koehler's Blog, page 7

The Gilmore Girls Cookbook That Could Have Been

Before my hand injuries I auditioned to write the text for an official Gilmore Girls cookbook. I didn't get the gig, but it was the most fun I've ever had creating a writing sample.

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Zuzu Grimm’s The Legitimate Rape

Another disturbing piece of flash fiction I wrote in 2012 about the Republican notion of "legitimate rape," seen through to a terrible conclusion.

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Zuzu Grimm’s The Rape Babies

A disturbing short story written back in 2012 that sees forced pregnancy through to horrific generational conclusions. Newly, tragically, relevant in 2021.

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Born Liminal: The Internal and External Displacement of a Third Culture Kid Experience

An essay I wrote in 2016 about not being able to fly after a TCK lifetime of airplane travel.

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‘First Comes Marriage’ Deconstructs Harmful Stereotypes About Muslim Women

First Comes Marriage is an important memoir for deconstructing and demystifying one Muslim community’s traditions around marriage, love, and sex, all of which are important services in our current Islamophobic political climate.

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Cursed By the Doll Who Inspired Chucky: A True Key West Horror Story

A hybrid, lyrical, southern gothic piece of nonfiction that is longform Key West travelogue and its creepy little-known history, culminating in my chilling encounter with Robert the Doll.

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America Reflections

"Land of the quick fix. Land of consumption. Land of overwhelming opulence and sadness. Unhappiness masked by plastic smiles."

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The Cult(ure) of Consumption

The rest of the world conserves, America consumes.

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Tips On Link/Information Sharing During a Pandemic, Election, and Other Potential Social Upheavals

There are easy steps to making sure you aren’t contributing to the spread of misinformation. 

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Let’s Talk About What a Trauma Trigger Actually Is

The overuse of “triggered” incorrectly is worsening mental health crises for people with PTSD.

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