Sharing Stories, One Recommendation at a Time

Introvert recharge station. Visitors welcome!

My love language is discovering what someone cares about and trying to connect through media. I’m that person who will quietly observe, reflect, and then send a “Hey, this reminded me of you” text with a show, book, or game. For my family and close friends: thank you for playing along. I know my recommendations are… persistent (we’ll call it enthusiastic to keep it positive).

Most recently, at a game night, I met a friend-of-a-friend who had discovered BTS not through the music, but through their appearances on Korean variety shows. As a result, she became quite the fan, joining the ranks of the BTS ARMY. She was even planning to attend one of the solo members’ upcoming concerts.

Naturally, my brain started spinning. A week later, I was sending her a link to The Devil’s Plan, a Korean Netflix reality competition show I love. It blends puzzles, strategy games, and a cast of wildly different contestants made up of actors, k-pop artists, students, lawyers, even professional poker players (shout-out to 7high, iykyk).

“I wonder how I can get more people to geek out over my interests…”
Image credit: Netflix, The Devil’s Plan

To most people, this is just a casual exchange. For me, it’s a process. Every recommendation is an invitation: not just to share an interest, but a piece of myself. And as a renowned introvert, that’s no small thing.

Writing The Anomalies series has been much the same. For years, the stories and characters lived only in my head where they were safe. Where I was safe. But eventually, I knew I had to take the leap. To share what fascinates me in the hope it might connect with someone else.

That, to me, is the heart of storytelling: the courage to send a recommendation out into the world and trust it finds the right person. So in that respect, if you’ve found this page, I hope you feel welcomed and discover something within my creative musings that connects with you.