The Brown Self
sabrinaReviewing books, writing about not being able to write and pieces about my experiences living in Mauritius and France.
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On getting a mastectomy
In The Cancer Journals, Audre Lorde writes: “Some women obscure their painful feelings surrounding mastectomy with a blanket of business-as-usual.” I read it in 2020 but could not predict how close to home these words would hit 6 years late...
The Rasta's Song by Sharon Paul
Joseph Réginald Topize, more widely known as Kaya, was a beloved Mauritian Creole seggae musician, artist, poet, activist, who changed the music and political landscape in Mauritius. He was murdered in police detention on the 23rd of Febr...
On my 10k steps obsession as a Mauritian woman
This piece has been gathering dust in my drafts and a conversation with my friend Nastassia convinced me to undraft it. We were talking about how hard it is to actually rank up 10k steps when living in Mauritius - the lack of reliable publi...
On archiving memories that don't exist
A couple of days ago I tried drawing my family tree from memory. I’m ashamed to say that I could only go as far as my grandparents.
A fledgling, barren tree.
It’s hard to feel rooted when access to archives in Mauritius is limited. My fam...
It takes a village to protect abusers
I wish this piece could just be just a simple book review.
I wish I could talk about how Nathacha Appanah brilliantly sets the scene from the first pages of La Nuit au Coeur and wields magic that can only happen in a book; she locks up th...
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My name is Sabrina & I'm from Mauritius. I enjoy reading, writing, & lurking on random Twitter/Reddit threads. I write and rant about culture, books, politics and anything that gives me grief in Mauritius, France and everywhere in between.
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