Ai Jiang

It is interesting, and sometimes unfortunate, the way history repeats itself, cycling endlessly. But what fascinates me is the way that not just events, but the way cultural history and…

(CW: Death of animals/pets) There is a thing, an idea, I’ve forgotten if it was my mother or someone else, had told me—that the pets we cater to, and spoil,…

During my undergraduate studies, I had a thought to minor in philosophy until I realized one of the required courses was logic, which at the time seemed absolutely incomprehensible to…

I won’t say too much before diving into this month’s piece because I think the musings and thoughts on the chosen chaos trifecta speak for themselves, but we have three…

One thing I’ve been contemplating lately is the cycle of life and the interconnectedness between life, death, time, memories, evolution, and now the impact of technology on it all—the way we think about, experience, and understand each has changed with each new technological invention and innovation, more so now than ever.

(CW: animal death) For this month’s piece, I’ve decided to do something a little different and focus on the places of death I’ve visited in 2023. Of course, death has…

There is, I think, in most people, a very human fear of mortality—the way we often tend to be unsettled by the things that remind us of death, that trigger…

During my undergraduate studies, I read Beloved by Toni Morrison four times, and I’m planning to reread it again sometime soon. Back then, I read it more with an academic…

Something I’ve been fascinated by lately are ghost weddings that take the form of an interesting mixture of a wedding and a funeral combined. Rituals for ghost weddings differ between…

When I think about lives that are built upon death, I think about grave workers and grave diggers, funeral home staff, those working in crematories, forensic scientists and detectives, and…