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I am a writer based in New Jersey. I have a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Master’s degree from the University of Toronto. I have experience as a German to English translator, a technical writer, and a grant writer. In my writing, I explore myth, legend, and languages. This blog is devoted to my past and future writings. – Johanna Rodda

Month: August 2026

  • Pink Teddy Bear

    It’s a small, little thing, and yet – with button eyes and nose, and padded paws, pink all over, a mouth turned up in a coy smile, wrapped up in a t-shirt: I heart New York – so long it’s sat atop my bed, on the coverlet, against the wall, and drunk in all my…

  • I See Love

    Love, in some ways, I consider more a matter of diligence than of inspiration. Love is to grow closer to a someone who is living while you live, to spend time with you and grow like you in the end. Love is to take risks. Love is to dare. Love is to say to someone,…