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Ainura Kalau
Contributor at The Artful Age
Covers
+ The Journal
- 132 stories
- Writing since 2025
Ainura was born in Central Asia, spent over a decade in Malaysia, and studied at an Australian university before settling in São Paulo, where she’s now raising her family. Her life blends cultures and perspectives, something that naturally shapes her writing. When she’s not working, she’s usually trying new recipes while binging true crime shows, soaking up sunny Brazilian days at the park or beach, or crafting something with her hands.
Signature pieces
- + The Journal People praised mainly for their grades as children often spend their thirties realizing they're very good at being… Jun 29, 2026
- + The Journal The people who seem most at peace in their eighties usually aren't the ones who avoided hardship Jun 29, 2026
- + The Journal The parents whose grown children genuinely enjoy visiting usually figured out one thing late Jun 29, 2026
All stories
- Jun 28, 2026 The friendships that survive into someone's sixties usually aren't the most intense ones + The Journal
- Jun 28, 2026 The parents who stay close to their grown children often share one quiet habit + The Journal
- Jun 28, 2026 The grandparents children remember most fondly often weren't the ones with the biggest gifts + The Journal
- Jun 27, 2026 People who grew up in the 1980s often remember a specific kind of trust they can't recreate for their own kids + The Journal
- Jun 27, 2026 When people in their seventies are asked what they'd tell their forty-year-old selves, they rarely mention money or… + The Journal
- Jun 27, 2026 The second baby doesn't get the carefully folded onesies and the color-coded hospital bag + The Journal
- Jun 27, 2026 Nobody talks much about what actually keeps adult children coming back + The Journal
- Jun 26, 2026 The art of saying nothing: not everyone who stops arguing has given up + The Journal
- Jun 26, 2026 Many people who raised children in the 1980s and 90s were navigating their careers, their finances, and their own… + The Journal