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The Ship I Could Never Leave
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For years, a ship had visited me in dreams.
Not every night, not even every year, but often enough that I recognized it instantly whenever it appe...
The Things That Follow Us
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A few nights ago, I snapped out of a weird dream at half-past two in the night. As I went to the bathroom, the images stayed with me. I thought by...
Forced Adoption — Who Cares?
I am writing to tell you before you go ahead with any adoption plans. I am sorry my daughter is not to be adopted. It’s one month now, and I can’t do without her.
Excerpt from a letter my birth mother sent to the authorities.
Deposi...
Puppet on a String
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Dreams don’t invent. They reveal what the mind has buried too deeply to face.
A car without a driver. A voice that never forms words. A truth that arrives too late.
For years, I believed a story that was neve...
Pouring Over
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Good coffee is a beautiful thing about being human. A flip book through time.
Grandpa enabled curiosity for the warm, sweet smell early on. He’d pick up doughnuts on weekends we visited; secretly letting me...
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Editor of Know Thyself, Heal Thyself magazine, writer, aerialist & purveyor of interesting things.
Welcome! This is where dreams float and stars sing me lullaby! A healthcare professional believing that readers and writers have a symbiotic relationship! "Be kind. You never know where and how you will end up." Me.
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I explore living, loving, and growing —despite what the headlines say, I believe we can build a better world. Each week, through essays, poetry, and reflections, I offer space to slow down, think deeply and rediscover connection, meaning, and joy.
Seeker of Mysteries \ud83c\udf41 Poet \ud83e\udd8b Animal Lover ☀️ Wisdom Keeper \ud83c\udf3f
Exploring self-trust, identity and the quiet rebellion of choosing myself. If you're done with corporate survival mode, navigating the messy, tender, very human bits - this space is for you.\ud83e\udd0e
Napalmjax Protocol activated. I write doors not explanations. Welcome to DOORWAYS I.D.N.O.D.- Ignorance Does Not Open Doors
I write stories woven from truth and imagination - sometimes in my own voice, sometimes through others. In them, I search for reasons, motives, and the humanity in the people I loved, even when their choices left scars.
Illuminating what hurts and what brings me joy with the flickering faith and quiet wonder of a curious firefly
Memoirist and mother writing about survival in 1980s Korea. I grew up in Pohang, an unforgiving steel-mill town, carrying stories too heavy to tell aloud—poverty, gender, endless expectations. Now I'm finally writing them down.
Chaos-wrangling writer, reads on the tube, mom of three, ex-corporate. Writing her heart out most of the time.
Writing fearlessly on my Substack & personal essays for KTHT. Wear lots of hats. Founder of the Cocktail Club Community.
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Escritor freelance, nacido en Sant Feliu de Llobregat el 24 de mayo de 1969, Cataluña, España. Relatos, poemas y artículos. Ficción y no ficción. Investigador autodidacta. https://linktr.ee/jesusjordanparra
And just when she thought she couldn't go on, she did - with wicked humour and a will to survive | Shameless Sugar Addict | Cake is Life
The Unscripted Explorer: I am a writer, artist and musician based in Tasmania, Australia. Every now and then I head off without direction or purpose to see where it leads. My current unscripted exploration began in October 2025.
Writer of fact & fiction; sometimes transgressive, sometimes erotic, always about life. Born in SA, rooted in NL. What you see is what you get!
I am a curious traveler, a spiritual being with a wanderlust to learn and grow. I seek to increase my gifts of intuition and empathy. I write non-fiction, what's closest to my heart. My passion is Argentine tango as it is a dance of Connection.
Introverted, overthinking, always searching for answers to the big questions, mining every corner for beauty, meaning, and connection.
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