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One of those nights, sleep does not come easy.
Apr 5, 2025 • Isaura
Prague made me cry twice
Will I ever travel without letting a city be all-consuming?
Dec 17, 2024 • Isaura
21 things I learned at 21
In the midst of living, I forgot to exhale (to write)
Aug 2, 2024 • Isaura
Self-portrait at nineteen
Naquela noite conhecia esse grande susto de estar viva, tendo como único amparo apenas o desamparo de estar viva.
Sep 10, 2023 • Isaura
March and its tulips
The memories of March always tiptoe around my mind earlier than expected, maybe because February is the shortest month of the year and lets the essence…
Mar 12, 2023 • Isaura
The moon is the same as last year
My grandma always thanks me for calling her, as we hang up our phone calls.
Jan 26, 2023 • Isaura
An open letter to 2022
(and to myself)
Dec 17, 2022 • Isaura
Desassossego
a meditation on writing, being and getting lost in translation
Oct 5, 2022 • Isaura
To be is to write
To be is to write
every thought that crosses my mind (without looking both ways first)
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