Dr. Selin Nasi
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A logbook… for we are all travelers passing through this world
The Pitfalls of Digital Dating
A few weeks ago, I ran into an old classmate, and we sat down for a long-overdue catch-up. We slipped effortlessly into that unfiltered, raw honesty unique to people who have known each other since childhood, taking stock of all the years that had slipped by.
22 October 2026 · 5 min read
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- 02Off My Chest
Every House Has a Locked Room
It was after my grandmother passed away. I realized it while wandering through the house, wrapped in memories as I packed up her belongings. The places of our childhood shrink as we grow up. The hallway I used to dash across from end to end took just a few strides now. The wooden side table with its marble base—around which I used to dance to songs on the radio—came up only to my knees; the living room that once felt boundless now seemed quite modest in scale.
20 October 2026
- 03Off My Chest
Not Your Average Mother’s Day Essay
As Mother’s Day rolls around, I always notice two competing camps fighting to shape public opinion. The first group can’t stop sanctifying and praising motherhood. Meanwhile, the second group shushes the first, pleading: "Let’s not hurt women who can’t…
20 October 2026 · 6 min read
- 04Off My Chest
Stripping Bare
A few years ago, a reader left a comment on one of my articles that read: “Writing is like stripping bare. It takes courage.” Coming from a fellow writer, the compliment flattered my ego, yet I didn’t pause to ponder its deeper meaning—not until the moment…
20 October 2026 · 5 min read
- 05Off My Chest
Memories Aren’t for Sale
What is your relationship with the things you own? Are you someone who hoards every sentimental trinket, or do you live by a throwaway culture? Do you keep a collection you guard with your life—books, postcards, vintage scale models, or something else entirely? Do you ever wonder whether whoever inherits your belongings will treat them with the same tender care? Or what price tag a second-hand dealer might slap on them?... Can we truly measure the value of an object by its price tag?
20 October 2026
- 06Off My Chest
No Longer a Spring Chicken: So What?
I believe the most important quality distinguishing a truly successful comedian from those simply trying to be funny is their power of observation, their ability to hold a mirror up to society. And what we see in that mirror isn’t always meant to be…
6 October 2026 · 5 min read
- 07Off My Chest
White Nights
Evening sun striking the window pane pierced through the curtain, lighting up the bedroom walls like a stage spotlight. The July heat had truly set in. Nilgün pulled out the dress she would wear tonight from her closet and carefully laid it across the bed. This evening, she was attending the "White Night" party—a summer tradition for Bodrum locals where every guest dressed entirely in white.
6 October 2026
