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I Turned My Phone Off And It Was Awesome

7:45 PM / BY Envy
Bzzzt! New message from Lucínia: we gotta go to Ant-Man Bzzzt! Vixela Baldoza added you to their circles Bzzzt! Saskia sent a sticker Bzzzt! Your daily feed from Bloglovin'! Bzzzt! M. Nyczkowska: results of final exams are now online Bzzzt! New message from Lucínia: and Guardians of the Galaxy is in theaters again Bzzzt! Stephanie@VDUI1A(school): I got a B in grammar! Bzzzt! Stephanie@VDUI1A(school): What grades did you guys get? Bzzzt! New comment from Catalina Blue...

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A Vampire's Mistake: Update

12:00 PM / BY Envy
It all began as a way to mock Twilight: my very own vampire story. I started writing it when I was 15. For years I ignored it. Then I told two of my blog buddies about the story. They said they were interested, that they wanted to read it. I felt flattered and translated the first chapter for them. That chapter was published at the very beginning of this year. A second chapter followed. Then......

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Bye Bye YA

12:00 PM / BY Envy
When I discovered Young Adult books, I was 12 years old and YA was still new and original. The Potterheads still ruled the fandom world and Percy Jackson and The Hunger Games took the market by storm. Okay, it was also the start of the Twilight era, but back then vampires and dystopian fiction were still original A little over six years down the road all YA seems the same. Maybe it's just me: I'm...

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Alternative Entry: the Toilet in Singapore

12:00 PM / BY Envy
In my previous post I told you about a writing contest I entered. I had to write about a travel discovery, which was about the only criterium I had to meet. My entry didn't win anything and after analyzing other entries, I think Ik now why: I wrote about feelings I discovered because of the beautiful place I was visiting. Most others wrote about more concrete travel discoveries, like a nice restaurant, a beautiful building,...

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A Stranger's Smile

12:00 PM / BY Envy
A little while ago, I entered a writing competition, hoping to win a US roadtrip and a huge amount of money. I didn't win anything, but I thought it'd be fun to share my entry with you. For this contest I had to write about a 'travel discovery'. I had a hard time deciding which one of my 'travel discoveries' I should describe, but in the end I chose for something I discovered last summer...

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