I am Waila Caan, a writer and storyteller. Here, I write about the things that shape us; love, memories, family, identity, longing, belonging, and the quiet complexities of being human.

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View fullsize Almost 2 years ago, I decided to start writing about my experience of raising an autistic child. My algorithm sent me down a rabbit hole and when I started to see some of the madness that was being shared online, I checked out and stopped posting bec
View fullsize Storytelling runs in my family. I have fond memories of sitting at my grandma’s feet listening to all the diabolical things the tortoise got up to. She would line my belly with Okin biscuits (the ‘square’ one of course) and fill my
View fullsize I am a storyteller. It is a gift I cannot shake and have been in conflict with for many years. The stories that had been desperate to write themselves required vulnerability and that wasn’t a tool I had in my arsenal. My experiences had taught