Hi! I’m Kristin Wong. Welcome to my newsletter. I’m a writer and journalist who covers psychology and social science. I’m currently a staff writer at Hidden Brain, a podcast and radio show that airs on NPR. My work has appeared in the New York Times, ELLE, the Atlantic, Electric Literature and a handful of other places. I published a book, Get Money, in 2018, and I frequently write for Slate’s Pay Dirt column.

This newsletter was originally inspired by an essay about untranslatable words and how they helped me connect with my mother. That idea still guides much of what I write—the parts of ourselves that can’t be neatly captured by labels or explanations. Here, you’ll find short essays on creativity, being human, and the beauty of things that resist translation. You can read my stuff here. If you’re on Instagram, let’s connect.

Read more…

• How to Be Creative When Your Ancestors Are Watching (Electric Literature)

• It’s Me, Your Healing Crystal. May I Have a Word? (Points in Case)

• The Fragility of Those Two Pink Lines (The Atlantic)