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The Letter I Couldn’t Mail (opens the original)
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From Jamie Gelman💌A weathered whiskey barrel and a centuries-old tradition on an island in the Galápagos led me to the doorstep of a complete stranger in Santa Monica.600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Gálapagos Islands is known for its role in leading Darwin to the discovery of natural selection and its ecosystem of blue footed boobies, marine iguanas, and 100-year old tortoises. That’s, at least, where my knowledge ended.This past June, I sailed around the ar
The superpower of being multi-lingual (opens the original)
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From Eurica Adjokatcher💌“being understood is an underrated pleasure”. - patrick jane, the mentalistI learnt how to say “I love you” in French before I could say it in my father tongue. For reasons still unknown to me, my father spoke my mother’s tongue with us but not his.I never paid much attention to it when I was younger but then again, I didn’t know the gravity of what I was missing out on. According to linguistics, children who
The Death of a Flower (opens the original)
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From Bea D’Amico💌I think our childhoods are a teaser to the life we want to live.Sprinting across the yard while playing monster, whispering to your friend about which sour candy is in your backpack at recess, and reading Where The Wild Things Are for the 49th time as if you didn’t know how it ended. Max returns home after deciding to abdicate his throne and finds his dinner there still hot.<a c
The spell (opens the original)
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From Sara Recio💌What follows is a monologue built from hundreds of messages I sent during the final hours of a relationship. Every one of them reached the other phone. I cut heavily, removed repetitions, stitched fragments together, rearranged sequences, and made some adjustments for rhythm and dramatic form. But I tried not to clean up the thinking itself. I wanted to preserve what it sounds like when a mind is trying to reason with something it cannot yet see.***<p style="text-align
Rediscovering Yourself After Losing Your Way (opens the original)
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From Taqdees💌There was a time when I thought love meant reassurance and validation. I did not realise that what I was really searching for was not love- it was certainty.I used to hand out keys to my heart too easily. Anyone who showed me even a little affection felt special. I did not understand that not everyone who knocks deserves access.I chased attention, I chased validation, I chased exclusivity, I walked extr
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