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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
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Emily Ding
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Reading & walking through the seasons
In photos: summer through the coming end of fall in Berlin—and all the books I finished this year.
Dec 10, 2025
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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
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Emily Ding
Finding my feet again
Turnings & transitions in Berlin, Feb–May 2025.
May 25, 2025
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Emily Ding
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Radiant city
First impressions of Berlin, August 2019.
May 25, 2025
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Emily Ding
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Peering around riverbends
A reflection on the river journeys I've taken, past and present.
May 4, 2024
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Emily Ding
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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
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Emily Ding
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Watching Gaza
On ceasefire, condemnations, and the deterioration of language.
Nov 21, 2023
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Emily Ding
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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
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Emily Ding
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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
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Emily Ding
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Alternative realities
Things Trump's inauguration made me think about—on journalism, resistance, and Gaza.
Feb 12, 2025
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Of marsh and limestone
Postcards from Vietnam's Van Long Nature Reserve + readings + joy, wherever it is found.
Aug 14, 2024
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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
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Notes on Hanoi
Things I saw while walking the city's streets and peering out from inside its cafes.
Jul 11, 2024
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Surprising transmissions — etc.
The digest: including postcards from a waterfall + an essay about river journeys + readings + joy, wherever it is found.
May 5, 2024
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Peering around riverbends
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May 4, 2024
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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
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