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Tracing the Longest Night: A Muse, Forever Lost
It was midnight. My mind urged me to change the subject, and I was looking for something to do. A few posts ago, I was enthusiastic—scared, but enthusiastic. Now, I was left wondering where my muse h…
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Reading
Breaking Up with Mansfield Park by Jane Austen: A Reader's Journey
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen was supposed to be the last book in her published works that I would finish. The novel follows the story of a young girl named Fanny Price in a coming-of-age tale about …
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Personal
Wishes for Some Distant Souls
I heard the news about some people I knew before deciding whether I was all ears. The information flashed like a comet, growing faster as it approached the sun. I hadn’t seen them in so long that the…
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Personal
A Daydreamer on a Whim
I’ve been imagining myself adrift in the ocean lately. It isn’t exactly dark, but the sky is grey, adorned with playful thunder. The rain seems to beckon me to come undone, while the wind tousles my …
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Travel
A Whirlwind Weekend in Semarang (and a Small Glimpse of Yogyakarta)
By logic, I should be visiting Semarang regularly. If that's too ambitious for a corporate person, let me revise that: I should be visiting Semarang at least once in a while. My dad was born and …
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