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She From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (9 days old)

She. She was 34 when I first met her. I was the new girl in the department. She had been in that department for a few months. The affair of the kiss with my ex-boss had happened only one month befo… more
We found a flat From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (21 days old)

We found a flat. We are going to be able to move in one month. I'm extremely excited about it. So many things have happened in the last year, and are still happening... I can hardly believe my life… more
A name for it From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (41 days old)

A name for it. I suppose that's what I wanted. To know a name. To put some kind of face to what had been happening (and is still happening) to me. I wanted to know why. I wanted to know what to … more
Sweet dark grapes From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (55 days old)

Sweet dark grapes. The time is coming. The grape harvest time. Summer is almost gone. My brother’s birthday is near. Every year the same. Always a Sunday, by the end of September. Every year all th… more
Blindness From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (70 days old)

Blindness I was talking to my mother on the phone, a few days ago. Talking about money, basically. Then I mentioned that my Blue Eyes and I are probably going to live together by the end of the yea… more
Scottish accent From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (77 days old)

Scottish accent. An Irish boy was laughing at me a couple of nights ago. He said it is funny I'm getting a Scottish accent when I speak English, considering I've never been there. He's not the firs… more
The colour of the sea From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (90 days old)

The colour of the sea. Some people need to feel unhappy to be able to write. Sadness is a great inspiration many times. I think I'm one of those. I haven't written here for a long time, and it's pr… more
'Hope there's someone' From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (139 days old)

Some songs exerts a strange power over me. There's one particular song that makes me cry inconsolably: 'Hope there's someone'. I can't explain the feelings it causes inside me. Something related to… more
I like the sound of rain From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (140 days old)

I like the sound of rain. I like seeing the lightnings. Counting the seconds between lightning and thunder. I like hearing the thunders. I like summer storms. So noisy, so powerful, so warm. I … more
Routine and change From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (156 days old)

Routine and change. The company where I'm working is going through serious problems. Redundancy again? I don't know, but it's being rumoured. Lately I'm a bit scared because in my department the wo… more
Riverdrops From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (183 days old)

Riverdrops Tuesday morning. Working. The radio is on. A vulgar radio station with vulgar music. Some of those ballads that people in my country seem to like so much. I say something about it. A wor… more
But today's not Monday, and sadness doesn't scare me From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (185 days old)

But today's not Monday, and sadness doesn't scare me... These words (in another language) came up from my car's radio. The song sounded sad and melancholic. I had never heard that song. I think I h… more
Clean water for goldie Gilbert From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (189 days old)

Clean water for goldie Gilbert. Few weeks ago, at last, I finally got internet at home. One of the first programs I installed was Skype. It's really nice and strange. And one of the first things I … more
Expecto Carnis Resurrectionem From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (197 days old)

Expecto Carnis Resurrectionem. Or how long it takes to a body to decompose. More than one month ago I talked about the street full of cats. Only one or two days later, one of the cats was dead, … more
Two years, two stories From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (218 days old)

Two years, two stories. I haven’t talked very much about my ex-boss. Two years have passed since then. When we were discovered, he wanted to keep seeing me, and it was me who decided to finish that… more
The Dream of Words From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (220 days old)

The Dream of Words. Dark night. No lights. No stars. I guess my eyes are closed. Not really sure if I’m awake. Then I hear a voice. The voice says something. Next morning I realize I was sleeping. … more
Talking about strange days From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (231 days old)

Talking about strange days. My company is a chaos today. We knew it would happen someday. They had been talking about that for months. Restructuring. We just didn’t know how many people and, of cou… more
Strange day, strange feelings From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (233 days old)

Strange day, strange feelings. Today would have been our anniversary. We would have been together for eight years if I hadn’t left him three months ago. I’m not sad anyway. I know it wouldn’t have … more
Silence From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (234 days old)

Silence. Sometimes I feel I don’t really want to talk to people. I don’t know if it’s good or bad. I just know sometimes I don’t want to. I guess I’m a bit antisocial. It doesn’t mean I don’t feel … more
A street full of cats From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (247 days old)

A street full of cats. Every day I drive through a street full of cats. I drive slowly, because I don’t want to hurt any of them. But also because I love watching them. Sitting on the pavement, lyi… more
Dreams From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (254 days old)

Dreams. I’ve been thinking of writing, these days. I have tried to do it indeed. I scribbled some words in a piece of paper several times, but all of them landed on the bin. I don’t know what to sa… more
Stars From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (287 days old)

Stars. It happened one night, decades ago. I was a child. It was a summer night. Not a single cloud in the sky. No moon. The place was an esplanade, close to the forest where we had our tents, and … more
Moving From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (293 days old)

Moving. It is strange and nice to discover you’ve got friends you didn’t realize they were your friends. I mean, I’ve been so lucky this month. When I left my old home, with nothing in my hands and… more
The weird girl From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (300 days old)

The weird girl. Two days ago my blue eyes asked me if I have cried during the last month. It has been probably the strangest month of my life. I told him the truth: I haven’t cried as much as I tho… more
Old acquaintances From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (308 days old)

Old acquaintances. Some days ago I received an e-mail. It was from my ex-boss (that one of the kiss) and he was saying that he had known what had happened and wanted to talk to me. It seems he want… more
Warmer times From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (309 days old)

Warmer times. This cold comes up through my bear feet. I feel it all inside my body. I’m so tired of being cold. Waiting for warmer times. Loneliness is something strange. If there is something … more
Night Walk From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (318 days old)

Night Walk. I went home on Christmas. I was in my parents’ house for three days. How strange my town was to me. Every time I go there’s something new. Streets are changing, shops are changing, I am… more
I just did it From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (332 days old)

I just did it. I woke up on Saturday morning and saw it all so clear. I told my boyfriend I was leaving. And so I did. Goodbye. I went out to buy some boxes in order to pack all my things as soon a… more
Uncertainty From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (336 days old)

Uncertainty. Mankind is strange. If we haven’t got problems, we just make them up. I acted so childish yesterday that I can hardly believe what I am doing. English classes are finished already.… more
The world is shining From Riverdrops in Riverdrops (342 days old)

The world is shining, fresh, warm, old as time, new as the present moment. Today I could touch the sky, I could even believe there is a god or whatever somewhere, playing with our lives as if we were … more