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QUITE PLACE
I just need some more time to pass in between my last message sent and this overwhelming, and highly revealing, quiet space to regain my sense of personal pride. This distance is leaving me cold while decreasing your relevance. The hard to believe part is that I still need to convince myself about the meaning…
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YOU WILL MEET A TALL PALE STRANGER
I write novels, he said. I write short-stories, said she. Well, that is also fine, replied he, a patronizing clumsy tall pale male standing in front of her. Giving the impression of embodying a degree of hope for success in the business of inspiring some attraction, he continued with his unfortunate display of efforts. She…
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IN ANOTHER LIFE WHEN WE ARE ALL CATS
Drugs through the needle are to be avoided, no one warned me, though, about the dangers of the little vibrating device I am holding in my hand. I was not told that once you get started it is not that easy to stop. Dosification and moderation are key to a healthy, balanced life; getting to…
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LIPSTICK RED
The red on my lips helps me stay grounded, less ethereal. It keeps my mind sharp and aware of the bondage to my body. I study the mark it leaves on my glass as an irrefutable proof of interaction. I will aim to drink from that very same spot every time I quench my thirst,…
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THIS IS THE LIFE
This is the life, she thought, while watering the plants in the morning, right before feeling domesticated and bored. She doesn’t get served by the table as often and she cleans after herself almost wherever she goes. Neither holds nobody’s hand as she walks. This space in between us all shows elegance and respect of…
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DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH P. N.
Don’t fall in love with Paolo Nutini and the like. Though I have never met this particular man, I can already tell it is highly un-recommendable. To fall for confessions, served with luke warm words about past adventures hurting his heart where you will like to hide. You are different, you will not leave him…
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SANDCASTLES
In the realm of the brain we punish ourselves for the doings of our, much under-appreciated, biological setting. If we could only just be kinder to our irremediable nature. Walk hand to hand with our deepest desires, the relatable and the obscure, without care to how much our fellow life warriors are willing to endorse,…
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ONE FOR THE ROAD
The clicking of her heels on the asphalt was the only sound surrounding her thoughts, as she walked down the street, at an hour when she always felt on top of the world. It was over, the feeling was gone, it was not that long ago they had met and the feeling was already gone.…
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SAFE SPACE
‘I like to play when I feel safe’ send. The sound automatically generated by the reaction in her phone gave her tickles in her belly. Though she has done this few times before, she still feels nervous and unsure. Is this a good idea? This bitter sweet experience drives her crazy every time. She enjoys…
Ana Iñigo Olea
Short stories and artwork inspired by cocktail glamour, nightlife extravaganza and admiration for nature's ways.
Ana Iñigo Olea 