Jasmin (she/they) is a trans femme writer based in Berlin, Germany.

Born in China, shaped across Singapore, Germany, and the U.S., she once led global monetization and tech strategies as a C-level executive.

But behind her titles, James lived in a silent war: Between excellence and erasure. Between being needed and never truly seen.

It wasn’t just gender, or career. It was thought.

Trained in a culture where obedience passed for virtue, she had to first learn how to feel. Then, how to think. Then — how to be.

Even in Europe, she found gilded carriages of conformity. But somewhere, between the old shadows and new illusions, she chose to listen for her real voice. Each Return Is Home and Echoes in Stillness are not answers. They’re lit windows in her own mental Shawshank — and they’re open. She writes now, not to explain, but to breathe. And perhaps, to remind others: Freedom is not a place. It’s a practice of returning.