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one thing which still surprises me, even though i suppose it shouldn’t, is how many memories i didn’t realize i’d kept of pittsburgh, temporarily forgotten but still hidden somewhere deep in the folds of my unconscious. yesterday evening, for example: ulrich and i walked to…
last week i received a letter from the german employment agency with a mandatory appointment scheduled for tomorrow, the 29th, to discuss the status of my job search. the only problem is: i am currently in pittsburgh, not germany, and i didn’t inform them that i was going to be…
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i can’t imagine how futuristic the first-ever airport must’ve felt, because certain airports - like the one i’m sitting in now, detroit metropolitan (DTW) - still feel like a slice of the future to me. it’s not even about the incredible feat of flying but rather the high-vaulted…
nazanin was one of my closest friends while i lived in pittsburgh. i met her one evening at a mutual friend’s place; she sat underneath his rubber tree among a semi-circle of acquaintances, talking passionately about politics in her birth country of Iran, and at one point i got…
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This story is a contribution to the 10th STSC Symposium, a monthly collaboration from STSC's writers around a set theme. Our topic for this month is…
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the travel chaos commences tomorrow! Ulrich and i will take a train to Frankfurt, spend the night there and then fly out on Saturday morning…
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alas! the consulting company i had been interviewing with rejected me yesterday. it boiled down to a single, uncomfortable moment at dinner last…
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in preparation for my first trip to taiwan at the age of 9, i tagged along with my mom on multiple trips to Costco as she agonized over what presents to…
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today’s emotion du jour has been desperation. i heard it first in Ulrich’s voice as he stumbled into the room right at 7 this morning, seconds before…
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today during a dusk-time stroll i spontaneously remembered something i used to play as a kid: walking with my eyes closed, a game of self-directed…
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There are moments which are made up of too much stuff for them to be lived at the time they occur. ― John le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy…
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to my surprise, there was no twisted wad of chewing gum, although i was sure i’d felt something squish into the ridges of my sole as i hurried down the…
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