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ablaze: a nation watches (opens the original)
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Author’s NotesThis piece is a translation of an article published yesterday on my Portuguese-language blog, ‘Ao Deus Dará’.As this is a European topic which I believe is widely relevant, I am now sharing it in English.I hope you enjoy it.Ablaze: A Nation Watches On 16 August 2026, I experienced something I never imagined I would: a fire right outside my maternal grandparents’ house.I received a message from my best friend at
This Is What I Call Friendship (opens the original)
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To know me inside and out,without being bound by blood.To know what I’m feeling without asking,to respect my silences and my confusion.This is what I call friendship.To be there, even from afar.To set me straight whenever I need it.To see in me what I cannot yet see myself,and inspire me to become better, day by day.This is what I call friendship.To dream of the future together,to walk beside me through difficult days,and still find a way to make me s
Feeling (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedIf I exist by thinking, won’t I also exist by feeling?Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI feel, therefore I exist sounds as true to me as thinking to exist.<div class="prefor
I Dream of a Cottage (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI dream of a little cottage, built of stone and covered in ivy. A modest country house surrounded by green grass still wet with morning dew.Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI dream of a stone path leading to a red front door. Daisies growing
Retirement (opens the original)
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They keep talking about retirement.I,with fewer years of lifethan they have years of contributions,smile.I still haveforty-something years to go.If the numberdoesn’t change again.Retirementis the new lottery.Some peoplejust waitfor their numbersto come up.© 2026 Sofia Silva<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.c
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