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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • c l i c h é | In Abraham's bosom

  This morning, I sought solace in a warm cup of dark coffee. Bitter, crisp and heavy roasted. A cogitating recipe that resurrects me every so often. Morningtide often comes…

  $4.08

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  • - Author $3.25
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• szuri (52)in #writing • 8 years ago

  | t h e • a u t h o r | Signed, sealed and delivered

  I often ponder what makes me, me. It's a tricky question that leads to a subject that might make one feel uncomfortable. The truth is that the more you open to someone, you…

  $4.30

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  • - Author $3.66
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • e m p a t h • 2 | Flying under the radar

  Lately, I've been feeling a bit odd. I am struggling to relieve myself from something that I could only describe as a mimicked hangover that severely clouds my lucidity. My…

  $3.82

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  • - Author $3.21
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• szuri (52)in #writing • 8 years ago

  | t h e • o p i n i o n | A Possibly Unpopular Opinion

  Be cautious not to find yourself bewitched by the imbalance of power emerging from behavior that does more than to damage oneself. Many a time we externalize blame in haste…

  $13.17

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  • - Author $10.22
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • k l e p t o | m a n i a c

  Although people usually assume they are making their own choices, I believed my short-lived kleptomania episode was unconsciously triggered by a Disney movie I was continuously…

  $18.09

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  • - Author $14.00
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • g r a n d m a | Ego, my enemigo

  4 years ago The pain was throbbing violently in my head. That day, they hung up your portrait on an imaginary wall, talking for hours to an end how the circumstances were far…

  $14.88

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  • - Author $11.57
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • p a r e n t s | Hiccups and Hangups

  I was born by mistake. Unplanned, but nonetheless a welcomed surprise. Whether it was a fluke of nature or the twisted joke of the Universe, I've yet to find out for I was born…

  $45.27

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  • - Author $34.81
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • q u e s t i o n | R U OK?

  Every day we are praying to be free from worry or anxiety, to have the endurance to complete simple tasks and to be fortuitous enough to get through every moment. Too often we…

  $31.28

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  • - Author $24.38
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • m e m o r y | Don't let the bastards get you down

  My grandparents' house was filled with old paintings of long-departed family members, powdery white walls, and the smell of Maggy noodles. Glass doorknobs, antique books, and…

  $26.40

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  • - Author $20.15
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • m a l a d y | May the odds be in my favor

  I lost count of the number of times someone offered me a solution to this illness. While I do understand that their intentions were good, there is this lack of information…

  $15.25

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  • - Author $13.46
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • f r i e n d s h i p | Teaching an old dog new tricks

  I can never really pinpoint the exact moment when a friendship perishes. For many years I was stuck in a bubble of pomposity as I couldn't admit to myself, nor to the ones…

  $8.24

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  • - Author $6.33
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • memory | The stolen jar of marmalade

  The old table was set in front of the window. From where I was standing, I could see the playground, basking in the morning sun. The playground where I bruised my knees so many…

  $2.00

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  • - Author $1.56
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• szuri (52)in #writing • 8 years ago

  | t h e • f e a r s | I’ve got fears, they’re multiplying

  My worst fears aren’t born in the dark, they’re born and bred in my mind. I suffer from this foolish tendency to get really caught up in a vortex of thoughts, emotions, and…

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  • - Author $6.60
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • e m p a t h | Square peg in a round hole

  I often wonder, how much of what weighs me down is not really mine to carry? You see, I am a frail human being with a tendency to be soaked in other peoples emotions. Engulfed…

  $35.23

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  • - Author $26.93
  • - Curators $8.29

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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • d o g | It's going to be alright

  I was not prepared for him. He appeared from the corner of the museum. Lustrous black coat, big pointy ears, and a slow-paced walk. He stopped and stared at the world around…

  $1.57

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  • - Author $1.40
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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | the • lover | I'm his Mrs

  I have blisters on my feet from how many times I have wandered through your head. You see, my lover smells of cigarettes and candy-coated shampoo and when I look into his eyes…

  $3.98

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  • - Author $3.05
  • - Curators $0.93

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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • mother | portrait of a mother

  I could never be like my mother. My mother has big round brown eyes and when she smiles, the entire room lights up. She smells of Prêt-à-Porter and though her scent will…

  $1.68

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  • - Author $1.30
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• szuri (52)in #colorchallenge • 8 years ago

  | wednesday • yellow | P E S E C A

  Sometimes I wonder if she is even real. Tiny human stuck in a cat body. A motherly figure, warm hearted and affectionate and when she purrs, she fills the entire room with…

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  • - Author $0.13
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• szuri (52)in #colorchallenge • 8 years ago

  | tuesday • orange | Expressions of nature

  Nature's glory is bursting before our eyes and all we have to do is to look around. I grew up surrounded by flowers of all colors, shapes, and sizes. In my child's eyes, my…

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• szuri (52)in #life • 8 years ago

  | t h e • panic attack | Living with panic attacks

  My faithful bête noire, I am well aware that you lack etiquette and good manners. You come uninvited and you creep inside my already peculiar mind. You wrap me in your…

  $0.93

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  • - Author $0.72
  • - Curators $0.20

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