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A letter to the office zombie
I was once like you. I didn’t think much about my work. I was passive, allowing others to dictate my role. Before I knew it, I became a corporate zombie. One day, I realized it didn’t have to be this way.
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Fauna (a flash fiction story)
A sea monster loses hope in finding love until an eventful day when she encounters someone looking for an adventure.
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Fantasy microfiction: short story challenge
I submitted another short story for the NYC Midnight challenge. This time, the story is so short that the word count is only 100. My assigned genre was fantasy. “Picking berries” is the required action and “lean” is the word that I must include.
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Book review of “First You Write a Sentence” by Joe Moran
You know when you read a passage and get an ah-ha moment or when you feel like someone eloquently describes your sentiments? I’ve had many of these instances and had to capture the quotes with my phone camera while reading.
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The Fortune Cookie Writer
A young man lives pay check to paycheck as a fortune cookie ghostwriter. He harbors guilt from his deceased parents who often blames him for his career choice for their predicament.
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I’m choosing not to be passionate about my job—and here’s why
Many people, especially young adults such as myself, are inundated with messages about pursuing our dreams and quitting our day jobs to run our own business. After all, life is too short to waste time doing something you’re not passionate about. However, I’ve come to realize that maybe it’s OK to be not passionate about…
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A Mediterranean love affair
I escaped winter’s last hurrah (an ice storm in Toronto in the middle of April) when I left for my Mediterranean trip last week. The trip—which started in Rome, Italy and ended in Barcelona, Spain—was brief and lasted less than seven days. Despite the short period, it was packed with adventure, memories, and warmth. There…
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I never understood the avocado and yoga craze until I moved to downtown Toronto
It’s unlike me to write a wellness blog. Normally, my blogs are about my musings on relationships, life, and my perpetual existential crisis. But I can now see how wellness, spirituality, and self-discovery are interrelated. Because the kinds of food I consume and the amount of exercise I’m getting affect the quality of my thoughts. In…
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10 Reminders to help you stop comparing yourself to others
Comparing our lives to others can make us feel miserable—yet we do it anyways. Not only does this make us feel inadequate, doing so can also stunt our personal growth. Below are some thoughts that can help you stop comparing yourself to others. While some of these points sound cliché, I try to put them…
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5 Reasons why I stopped believing in soulmates
The soulmate quest can occupy a large amount of your time and energy. You may devote a lot of time worrying about finding your ideal match. In doing so, you forget to stop and smell the roses and just let life flow.
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