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I’VE FINALLY hit my breaking point.

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  • Daniel Puzzo

    "Daniel is my favourite Sarcstacker" (Hanna Delaney) / Author, teacher, bibliomaniac, flâneur, raconteur, shining wit (and lover of spoonerisms), grumpy bastard, curmudgeon, prankster, polymath (haha), Ukrainophile, Vienna based (for now)

  • Stephanie Clemons

    Sociologist on a path to self-renewal... Passions: books, music, museums, fashion, exotic cuisine, travelling, writing, critical reflection, the sea, and - as an Anglophile - anything and everything that has to do with the UK...

  • Jayne Marshall

    My debut essay collection was published in 2025 by Modern Odyssey Books. My second book will be published by Ybernia in 2027. I hold a master's in creative writing (University of Oxford). I'm an editor + Editor of The Madrid Review.

  • Anastasia Lebedenko

    Ukrainian woman. Living through a 21st-century war. Here to share my experience & bridge the gaps between us.

  • fialka \ud83c\udf38 unpacked

    Prague-based ✨experience enthusiast✨ on a never-ending yap about travel & ethics. Mom of a frog.

  • Liza Debevec

    Social anthropologist, Africa specialist, and coach exploring culture, meaning, and everyday life through food, language, and lived experience. For curious minds drawn to thoughtful reflection and a polyglot’s perspective.

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