Sketches of a Life

Beyond doubt, this is the most overwhelming text I have ever decided to write. It tells a story of harassment. Verbal. Psychological. Sexual. I haven't talked about it in years. Only a few know what actually happened. Even fewer know how stressful, burdening, and traumatizing it was. I ran away and never looked back. And after all the time that's passed, rare are the...

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7 days and counting. Still haven't picked up a costume. Craving for an idea. Desperately in need of something perfect, unique, original. Yet, lacking inspiration. Hopelessly browsing Pinterest, Instagram... Thinking about borrowing your friend's last year's creation. The panic of missing out on the occasion slowly setting in. Sounds familiar? Yeah, me neither. I usually have my costume all planned out months beforehand....

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We all have that one friend. Beautiful. Smart. Successful. Admirable. Amazing in every sense of the word. The woman every girl dreams of becoming and every man wants to date. However, she seems forever ill-fortuned when it comes to romantic affairs. The men who approach her, in all honesty, can't hold a handle to her. And the douche she genuinely likes is often...

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I am fortunate enough to be living in Zadar, often flattered as a town-monument, one of the most beautiful Croatian coastal towns, and the 2016 best European travel destination. I am unfortunate, though, to be living in the very heart of the town, struggling day by day with crowds, pigeons, noise, and insufficient parking area. But then again, I am more than fortunate...

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If you look in the dictionary for the definition of friendship, you will find it basically explained as a friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or between persons, arising from mutual esteem and good will. Sure, you will also find numerous further explanations provided by different scientific areas and viewpoints, but the most important definition you could ever find is certainly not...

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"I want something good to die for, to make it beautiful to live." - QUOTSA, Go With the Flow Walking down the street, I saw a girl. She was walking funny. When she smiled, I noticed what I thought were big gaps between her teeth. And visible wrinkles around her eyes. She seemed tired, and the dark circles under her eyes only contrasted...

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If you're dating a guy who is a self-centered prick most the time, but then reels you back in with his genuinely enjoyable side, you are not dating a guy.  You are being held emotionally hostage by a selfish asshole with mood swings.  Big difference, babe.  - Meredith Marple Many years ago, I met this guy. We had it going pretty well for...

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“If you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em!”  - John Waters Let me preface this post with an apology to all the great authors and works not listed below. There are many, and it's nearly impossible to give an account of them all. I might write a sequel someday, though.  In no particular order, here is a...

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