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Digital detox
When I got an offer for this digital retreat in my mailbox, I never imagined I would actually sign up for it. Continue reading
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Stardew Valley : Escape to the Country
Here I am again, back to talk about games that I cherish dearly, and this time I’m going to be looking at one of my personal obsessions : Stardew Valley. Continue reading
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Divine retribution
Do not anger the Gods. Or be wary of them, at least. Their wrath is not one you would like for yourself, little one, and their punishments are often bitter. Take Sisyphus, the deceitful. He murdered the travellers and guests that stayed in his palace, and disrespected Zeus’ hospitality. He then tried to cheat Death Continue reading
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Morning routine
The shrill tone of an alarm clock woke Xander up in a jolt, sweating and panting. For a few seconds, his body acted on his own, sitting up and catching his breath as if to set everything into motion. Somewhere in his flat, an old, vintage tune started playing, dragging the young lad out of Continue reading
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Tesco Lotus
I grumbled as I bashed my trolley into the store’s automatic doors, completely fed up already with these errands. This shopping trip was going to get the best of me, I just knew it. Getting here was complicated, and even parking was a nightmare. I had left my car in the only free spot I Continue reading
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Proud socks
I got rainbow socks on today. It’s June, or “Pride Month” as it is often called, when I’m writing these wee words. Some think it’s too much of a statement, or at least a useless one. Others scream that it’s propaganda, that this audacity of being oneself, loud and proud, is unacceptable, all things that I Continue reading
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The robin and the poppy
There’s a robin at the bottom of the garden. He hops and bops around merrily, without a care in the world. His chirps fill the air as the flutter of his feathery wings echoes between the yard walls. Sat behind my windows, I follow him with my eyes as he goes from the granite birdbath Continue reading
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