about me

who am i?

I am a human person. My pronouns are she/her or they/them. I am south asian. I enjoy cooking, art, music, playing guitar, reading, taking walks, and running, among other things. I’m also autistic, trans, queer, and a lesbian.

what is this blog about?

This is a space for me to express myself through the act of writing.

the act of writing

Writing is auto-vicarious. It is a way for me to enter a meditative space where can observe my own thoughts, frame it, process it, and play with it. I am sometimes able to access parts of myself in writing that is not possible in any other medium.

The process of writing is more important to me than the actual written output. That said, I have often found a desire to share some of my writings with others, so this is one way of doing that. Some posts will be about my life experiences and observations, some creative writing, poetry, book-reviews, and rants.

why the name klicklacken?

Klicklacken is not my real name. It is an onomatopoeia of the sounds that I hear when I’m typing these posts on my computer keyboard.

I am using a pseudonym because I want my writing to speak for itself. This pseudonymity also acts as a sort of mask, a way for me to bring my mind into a place where I can observe my own being from the outside, giving me perspectives that are hard to access when I am my flesh-self.

Additionally, I think giving myself this distance will allow me to avoid getting too precious with my writing, and to get more comfortable with sharing things that are imperfect, unfinished, or scattered.

how do i contact you?

I do not wish to be contacted at this time. If I change my mind, I will update this section.