Duluth — We have a gale warning beginning tonight through tomorrow here on the Western End of Lake Superior. Yesterday, on the 40th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, I paged through a book about t...
Accra metropolis — LOME It’s not the same, is it? A new wine, an old wine Memory is perhaps like this… it is many things, different at different times… It’s this place in your heart or in your mind, that continues ...
Accra — Accra’s traffic is considerably good for being the small city that it is and for being one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. However the traffic gets really terrible two months to Christmas. T...
Saskatoon — I don’t remember when I entered this labyrinth, or what I had planned to find. The prize in the centre, covered by a nebulous glow, created by layers of clear force fields. I don’t mind though, this m...
Calgary — I like to consider myself a happy, strong person. I’m also terribly stubborn. I’ve been called stubborn and strong by my friends. I don’t like being told I can’t do something because of one thing or a...
Leeds — Twenty years ago tonight I was in the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, watching Wole Soyinka’s The Beatification of Area Boy. Around that time, many people, especially those of us who were friends ...
Songadh — Can you measure happiness? This Sunday I was in a remote village called Amji in Songadh in South Gujarat. This couple wanted to bless their newly bought motor cycle. The entire village joined to celeb...
Saskatoon — Ask me anything, for I am an open book. The only thing I stress, is that you do not apologize for things that have happened. I am currently sitting in a cafe, sipping at some coffee. The taste ...
Marilao — I feel immortal. An immortal creature surrounded by beings whose life spans are utterly short. Some lived tragic lives, some peaceful, most chaotic. I’m not saying that I’m superior to anyone. It’s t...
West hollywood — The unknown boy exposed his essence. I tried cuddling up and everything changed. There is this beautiful person I met online. As much as I hate to admit it, it was, of course, a sleazy “it’s 3 am, I’...
Berlin — I first visited Berlin seven years ago in 2008. It was only for a week, but I left impressed with the city, and certain I’d visit again soon. Part of what impressed me was the frequent and public ackn...
Saskatoon — My favourite quote from Doctor Who is “I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes and the dreamer of improbable dreams.” -Matt Smith (11th Doctor) Which I feel describes me to ...
Saskatoon — As some may already know, I recently ended a 3 year relationship. It was my decision, in the end, and I am content with what I did. There is not much to dwell on, as I have rationalized and moved on a...
Saskatoon — Christmas warms my very soul. twinkling lights and reddened evening skies; snow is on the way. my cheeks feel cold, my eyes water slightly, I am warm, and loved by this season. My ears are bles...
Athina — If you are staying in the capital for more than a few days and have grown weary of museums and archaeological sites, you may want to spend a morning strolling around a farmers’ market (known in Greece...
Athina — Countless pairs of vintage glasses in all shapes and colors hang like some butterfly colony from the walls of this tiny corner shop in the center which stands here practically unchanged since 1962. Mi...
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Sugar land — I walked into a party; Wearing a black dress with its lace jacket and a black belt. With shoes that had short heels and silver embellishments. I walked in feeling pretty. Pretty unique. Pretty matu...
Fontainebleau — Take five hours of driving into the unknown; add sleeping in an over-heated wardrobe under the roof; as well as mosquitos, a crazy host, and early birds waking you up; further more a boring one hou...
Mumbai — Reading all the books related to Dragons, Angel & mythical beasts makes me wonder what if we had wings? We would be able to soar into the sky gaping into the heavens. Everyone in all human kind mi...
Milano — Milan, October 22, 2015 - Today the Board of Directors of MolMed S.p.A. (Milan: MLM) co-opted Dr. Riccardo Palmisano and Prof. Didier Trono as new members of the Board of Directors following the resig...
San jose del monte city — In January of 1945, American forces airdropped fliers warning the citizens of an impending carpet bombing intended to flush out Japanese forces garrisoned in my great grandparents’ hometown of San Jos...
Los angeles — As I lay here on this replica of mediocre Swedish furniture. While you timidly look for whatever deceitful item you don’t want me to visualize. I act coy as if I am unintuitively focused on this writi...
Duluth — I helped drag sunrise an hour earlier this morning. I pulled an hour out of savings where I banked it in late winter when we Sprang Ahead. Daylight Saving Time as ended for another year. I move about...
Aireys inlet — In my old age I have become something of a fresh air fanatic. My bedroom has a screen door that allows the sea breeze to sweep in overnight. Admittedly for much of the year I have to snuggle under w...
Nashik — Why are we always looking for truth? Are we so much that dependent on what so called Truth is? What if the concept of truth is entirely different that what we’ve known until now. From so many years ...
Moab — My demeanor and beliefs, my pace and energy, my…chances at making it through anything in life are dependent on seeing the bigger picture. And in the long, quiet moments between one place and the ne...
San francisco — Am I a book lover? I want to say that I am but I have come to believe that that is missing the point. Books are funny things. The term book traditionally refers to a physical thing that contains ...
Montréal — To mark our 16th anniversary we get married.
Montréal — I lost track, but it must be a third or fourth-wave coffee shop on Laurier.
Montréal — Our first march, we joined the ranks of the employees of TD to support the “Fierté”.
Rosemère — I think Canadians don’t celebrate thanksgiving as much as American people, specially in Quebec. But we have a group of friends (mostly French immigrants) marking the date every year by organizing a di...
Champion — The only music I like to hear recorded live. Also, Eagle’s Hotel California. Also also, whoever started the drama around someone’s ability to finish a bottle of wine to themselves is SOFT.
Champion — When you’ve been by yourself a while it’s comforting to see living things going about their business. Makes you feel like you’re not missing out on something. They find their way into my cabin somehow...
Dekalb — Do you remember when you were like 12 and had to invite your crush to a party? It wasn’t easy but trust me it’s harder now than it used to be. I know a little girl who is 12 and she is having a Hallow...
New romney — Taking my family down to the coast on Saturday for their holiday (as it’s the school half term holiday this week) provided a very welcome opportunity for some rest and relaxation. After some rain, th...
San francisco — Approaching the coming Veterans Day, I contemplate having heard a story about a soldier, Tom, who passed away last week: 2 tours of duty in the Vietnam war, three Purple Hearts later- returning home a...
Los angeles — Hello. Nice to meet you. I’m Hershey Barr. (Yes, that’s my name. Enough said.) I live in America, the melting pot of cultures. (Fun Fact: did you know that there’s no official language here? Most peop...
Hong kong — I deactivated facebook a few days ago. I remember having so much time on my hands, and feeling a little disoriented by all that time and happy at the same time. I could use that time for studies!! But...
Los angeles — i thought you loved me but i’m just a fucking fool no, take do not forget what you said you played on my loyal heart im so sick i fell for the sinister grime you are not a beloved friend, everythi...
New york — He disappeared. A text message left unanswered for a week constitutes an act of disappearance in the current dating vernacular. I think about all the times I’ve disappeared. Not just from texts but em...
Somewhere — In every need, in every fray we call as friend to succour us, Lord the mightiest of all. To our call, let Him come with thousand angels to give us joy. Daughter of sky is seen, miracle of almighty who...
Portsmouth — A takeaway cappuccino, hastily bought on my way into the hospital where my father is currently being looked after. Not the best coffee, and certainly not the best location. But I was glad to be able ...
San francisco — Hi. I’ve been kind of inactive for a while because I’ve been thinking… Do we really exist? I mean it’s kind of philosophical and all and I’m not usually this way but I’ve consulted everyone on the w...
Venezia — He traversed into his past as the boat sped on through the tributaries of the Great Canal. He could feel the gush of the cool strong air, running against his eyes, his nose, his skinny jaw, his neck a...
Olinda — This morning we had our coffee al fresco at The Piggery in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne. A very fine brew. The Piggery was one once, but now it’s left all that behind for a new upmarket life,...
Venezia — I stared at my phone screen blankly. My fingers unable to compose a set of letters that would be appropriate enough to be sent. 12:37 am - the screen constantly reminded me of the time as I flipped b...
Santa cruz balanyá — People usually say that we were born to enjoy life. I agree! I’m studying archaeology. Last weekend, my classmates and I spent a whole day together. We were collecting information about Santa Cruz Bal...
Somewhere — In a four-man room, where there are four bunks, four lockers, and room for one person to sit, I sit. Bored and almost wanting a nap. Earlier, the Master turned a blind eye for some of the work I pref...
Champion — Choose whiskey. You may not want to spend twenty dollars on a pint of the finer stuff but you’re older now; a fifth feels excessive and a lower grade feels embarrassing. Never mind that you’re unempl...
Chester — Although I’m a winter baby, I’ve never felt a love for the cold weather. Perhaps it’s because I’m prone to runny noses and hacking coughs that disturb my sleep ..or maybe that I’m also a klutz and sli...
Chester — As a freshman in college, I expected life to be insurmountably difficult. I didn’t expect that I would still have the time for the little things, the things I love doing and what I find joy in. My li...
Fès — After a long day’s travel across Morocco, I arrive by train into Fès to find a driver from the riad I’m staying at, and an amazing sky. While behind me is blue and cloudless, ahead it’s a magnificent...
San francisco — GAH I just listened to the Gummy Bear song for the first time in my whole entire life! Anger loves that song… he’s always humming it. I never knew there was an English version lol :/ He said the gum...
Buffalo — I hate America honestly and I don’t give a fuck like if you love America you go on doing so but in my opinion England and Britain are way fucking better so yeah if you don’t agree f**k off cause if yo...
Buffalo — I mean these people are amazing and stuff like they back me up on shit and are always there for me they are better than real fucking “friends” like hello internet friends support you and are willing t...
Rochester — This is Vulcan XH558, flying over Cliffe, near Rochester, Kent a couple of weekends ago, on one of its final flights before being permanently grounded. This is the only airworthy Vulcan left, so this...
Cranbrook — I took this a few weeks ago on my way home after dropping my son off for his Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze expedition weekend. I was aware of the beautiful sunset happening off to my left as I drove...
Champion — It snowed today and the air afterwards is so clean, so transparent, you feel weightless. Like if you ran fast enough, you’d lose traction with the ground and take off. I can’t run fast enough but som...
Aireys inlet — Joseph’s Coat This sunrise colored rose was planted in our garden in 1984, the year after Aireys Inlet, with its 800 houses, was completely destroyed by fire. Our timber slab house, miraculously, ...
Montpellier — Le microphone est branché, l’ordinateur allumé, la lumière tamisée. La tablette, posée sur le pupitre, affiche le texte à lire. La nuit est tombée, la maison est déserte. Je m’avance, me racle une der...
Berlin — Right this very moment, 2626 kms away from where I’m standing, there is a very high possibility that a candle is burning for me and my wellbeing. Day and night, I know that it burns so that I will be ...
Hyderabad — I’ve been wanting to get a day or two off from work. And finally today is the day. But guess what!? I’m missing it. I don’t have anything interesting to do. Oh wait! I’m cooking (a habbit that I forme...
Champion — There is not one inch of my body that doesn’t want a cigarette right now. There are chunks of time every day - they seem long when I’m experiencing them but are probably just moments among so many - ...
Somerset — If there is no place like home, there is no home like the highway. Leaving comes with an urgency that sends me half-running to my car. Reverse, radio off, windows down, seatbelt on only after I’m out...
Wellington — I hadn’t been to writing group in so long after another move, another friends’ wedding, and another few months of getting used to having a night free to do… anything that wasn’t writing. I had a le...
Somewhere — I never know a fairy tale, when it is what that’s real. Place far away there I met few angels. “We are cool” what makes you so? “Sinkiser” is what I know from child, right now dance and music without ...
Somewhere — Then I was blue and green, Then I was young and strong. Now I am done and gone, Now I am fire and soil. Then I was high and filled, Now I am empty and hallow. I agree you are the daughter of beauty, S...
Somewhere — Love has its own tale to tell, beyond words and speech. Secret is in silence, two and two are not always four. Abandon the comforts of this world, if you seek mercy of Lord Almighty. Be like a candle,...
Null — So, not much happened till around just before break. I was asked to finish of MORE work yet again! Then it was hymn practice we were asked to get all of the music up…but we had spent HOURS searching...
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West kelowna — We slow down; I see the wind in the mainsail is not as strong as before. Frank tells me to push the tiller to adjust the boat, and I duck as the boom swooshes over my head. We start catching wind agai...
Ahmedabad — People make living and dead people their idols. It ranges from film stars to social activists to political leaders to scientists. One of my close friends recently shared who his idol was. He wrote to ...
Los angeles — He hurt me, then I got through it, forgetting the pain that was caused. It couldn’t have been that bad. Then I met you, you became my world for the next 1 year and 6 months, and 4 days. From Macy Gray...
Ahmedabad — Can see a vast majority defaming the eminent authors who are returning their awards to protest the current situation in India. It is true that many awards in India are bestowed at the whims and fancie...
Null — We’ve hardly done anything today, but… it’s not even 10:00 yet. So, so far we’ve set up the hymn practice music. It took forever. First, we tried to find all the music on youtube, but then we realis...
Manchester — Just before we left our last house I cut the front hedge. As always some of the clippings fell into our neighbour’s garden. Having picked them up I noticed his path was a mess so, as he is virtually ...
Madrid — We get to wander around school on our own without asking anyone. Apart from the bathroom, but that’s a different story. In assembly today, we had ‘boring’ relaxing music on for everybody to come in. W...
Kirkfield — We spread out the tarps to the light of the flashlights, zipped up our sleeping bags and lay back, our backs against the ground and our hearts reaching out to the stars. We saw four shooting stars, wa...
San francisco — There’s only one word for this: flabbafabulous. I watched it for the first time today. You’d think we’d be the first ones to see it but no, no… we just live in a HEAD so we had to make RILEY watch ...
Null — Being alone at school when everyone’s at PGL. It’s actually not that bad considering the fact that there are two of us. We’ve been having to do booklets about Benjamin Zephaniah all day, and now we’ve...
Houston — The day seemed exhausting as we treaded far from the front of campus to the back with the sun soaking up all the water we had within us; shining its rays on us as the rail station appeared in view. A...
Los angeles — I first moved states away from my hometown approximately 5 years ago, completely alone. The reason, well for one I had such ambition and drive to become a photographer for a very well known company an...
Champion — Really makes a difference. I’ve been sleeping on this futon for the past week or so and have just gotten used to the metal bar running through the middle of it. When I first got here I would wake up ...
London — The first thing I did upon arriving in Barcelona was to walk past a row of tapas and pinchos places I know to be excellent and order a hot dog from a place I did not recognize. As punishment for my st...
San francisco — I can’t drain the sound out of Sadness crying. It’s not even that sad, I mean she didn’t even KNOW the guy. So one of Riley’s new friend sadly passed away today. Unfortunately. Anger’s still ‘par-tay...
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San francisco — My manicure was meant to be 20 minutes ago. Yeah. Bye.
San francisco — I mean HONESTLY… HOW ON EARTH DID SHE FIND THIS? Joy, this is the last time you are going mucking around in my stuff without my permission. Yes, you may write on here occasionally WITH MY PERMISSION...
Attapulgus — In a moment of paralytic indecision, the bumblebee froze and could not choose a flower.
San francisco — *Hey. This is Joy here. Normally Disgust would KILL me if she found me mucking around in her stuff. Normally you can’t even see any muck or traces of anything, but somehow she still knows I’d been doi...
Champion — But he was wide awake. It had sunk in that he was going to spend the rest of his life totally alone. He was trapped in his head, and after so many failed attempts to reach out of himself, he lost hop...
Hong kong — Yes, I am 16 and have a boyfriend. I don’t know why do some people think its a huge deal. I don’t think teenagers above about 15 years of age should be stopped from infatuating over someone and not en...
Hong kong — That’s what I am doing for a presentation of mine. What a disappointment for me, though, when I find the internet littered with women empowerment articles, while there being hardly nothing for underst...
Amsterdam — This picture is a couple weeks old but it’s the best reflection of an awesome experience. In early September I found out that they had released additional tickets for an event in Amsterdam… I was a...
San francisco — Hi, my name is Disgust. For all you who don’t know me, I’m the GREEN emotion in Riley Andersen’s head (honestly, if I hear one more person mistake me for Anger, I will explode.)This is my (not very) s...
Montauk — There’s something about nature. I’m the type of person who loves to travel, who loves to explore. But I don’t find satisfaction in going somewhere glorious and amazing, and just sitting in my hotel al...
Buffalo grove — The tourists sites were in well kept condition, allowing people to easily walk along. While the hikers sites, were crumbled and rotting walls and steps. But even there, the Walls of China still amaze ...
Ndola — Earlier today I was reading an article by Alistair Shaw on the 1Africa.tv website and I found that his thoughts rang true with me. Most people want to bury their failures as well as negative emotions ...