Category: Stories
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love in Paris
Anna, 1993 “She waited for him with complete confidence; somewhere in the crowd she would recognize him out of thousands.” © E n i s ∞ r song: Protection – Massive Attack, Tracey Thorn
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A listening ear in the bitter cold
‘It was bitterly cold to play street music in Amsterdam; it snowed now and then, and a harsh, icy wind cut straight through your clothes.The emergency homeless shelter was open because of the extreme weather. The Salvation Army had arranged camp beds and woollen blankets to make it through the night somewhat comfortably. Something warm
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A Noisy Farewell: Netherlands Prepares for Its Final New Year’s Eve With Fireworks
The Netherlands will allow the setting off of fireworks on New Year’s Eve for the final time this year in most municipalities, ahead of a nationwide ban that will take effect next year 2026. Long queues have formed at outlets licensed to sell fireworks, while emergency services are preparing for a potentially busy night. Authorities
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fire devil
‘And the devil roared in contentment: stacks of words on brittle paper, written thoughts and declarations of love given over to the devouring flames. A fitting end to what once was—the chest of drawers that held so many worries’. © E n i s ∞ r song: Messages – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark It
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irrelevant
Irrelevance, what remains are the peeling fragments of past glory, the sweet melancholy of eternal youth, brutally torn asunder. © E n i s ∞ r song: What a Waste – Sonic Youth
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ice skating
Skating on natural ice is learning to trust: gliding between strength and gentleness, carried by silence, exactly in rhythm with nature. © E n i s ∞ r song: Under Ice – Kate Bush Those who skate together on natural ice learn this: trust doesn’t grow despite the danger, but precisely because we carry it
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blackbird
Today a blackbird hopped about in the garden.A new phase of life has begun; a new song may be shaped.The blackbird snapped up a fat worm, looked at me briefly for approval,and then departed through the air, into the future. © E n i s ∞ r song: Blackbird – The Beatles
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take on the blank space
Opinions of others are welcome, but making your own choice about how to ‘decorate things’ is a personal matter. © E n i s ∞ r song: Unpeopled Space – Daniel Rossen
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news
News emerges when events, developments, or opinions are recorded and shared with the public. Journalists gather facts, verify sources, and place information in context so that people understand what is happening in the world. Sometimes it involves major international events, and sometimes small stories close to home. Through choices about what is and isn’t reported,
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under the pressure
How technology evolves from peaceful to warfare, to dangerous potential. It is always the ideology behind it that drives it, to disrupt and to confuse.The sight of a drone has lost its innocence; it has become a weapon, like a bullet from a firearm. © E n i s ∞ r song: Under the Pressure
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Experiences and Clashes.
As a young twenty-something, I was too focused on my own benefit, which made me forget that I had been standing between the performance and the audience for too long while taking photos. Like an annoying fly. The actor spat at the photographer as if it were part of the act. I was terribly ashamed;
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Judgments
To look and to be seen, in the private, the eternally flickering judgment.Those who create never see the other side but only hear their own self-criticism from time to time… Looking without judgment is an art in itself. © E n i s ∞ r song: Circle – Jon Hopkins Who claims to live without
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shutterbug
Approximately 3.7 million photos are taken per minute worldwide, which equates to approximately 5.3 billion photos per day. These figures vary and are an estimate of the total number of photos taken by people, primarily via smartphones. Per minute: ~3.7 million photosPer hour: ~221 million photosPer day: ~5.3 billion photos (Google Ai) © E n
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broken line
If the connection is broken or wrongly made.If the sounds of longing echo, and every sign that’s found calls to mind your presence like fleeting foam.It never fully fades; they become memories that deserve a place on the bookshelf within you. © E n i s ∞ r song: How Can You Mend a Broken
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once in a lifetime
“So, you want to see real life, huh?”I nodded silently, hoping it wasn’t obvious that my legs were trembling.“Alright, you can photograph me,” the man snorted. “But if I find these photos in some magazine, I’ll know where to find you.” He clenched his fists. “Then I’ll smash you to the ground. Deal?” I was