A very short story from 10 words by Bill Bryson’s Nor Here Neither There – exercise

chuckling private temples Germans shuffled absently copies vaguely radiology interior The Germans, once they reached the temples, could be heard chuckling distinctly even if shuffles in a large indigenous crowd. Their accent was not at all vaguely similar to that of the locals. I thought they had come to see the private interiors of those […]

The Hermit and the Moon: a personal perspective on positive thinking

They say: seize the moment! Embrace the sky, the sun, the stars! Think positive! Thank the Universe! And yet how many of you tried, but it’s as if the mind had to obey a command? They don’t perceive the truth of it. Something else is stirring inside. Positive thinking exists. A positive attitude exists. But […]

To like me or not to like me?

Many people don’t like themselves. Normally a person should like himself. But that’s not the case. Of course, someone might argue that if there is a standard of beauty, for example, or of behavior, and I don’t feel adequate to that standard, I don’t feel accepted by others. Apparently, that’s the case. Others accept us […]

tabloid titles: why the Italian ones are so ridiculous?

I was doing a study on what tabloids are and how they are realised, and I couldn’t help but notice the oceanic difference that exists between Italian tabloids and, for example, American ones. Although they are both of the shouting type, and both express themselves in an extremely emotional way, the Italian ones are mostly […]

Empress: What would it be like if She were a male character?

If the Empress were to come out to denote the internal and external qualities of a male character, it would certainly be about a man emancipated from the model of toxic masculinity. The one all muscles and power. A man who naturally integrates his virility with nourishment and care for others. I’ll try to give […]

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