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Spielen Karten and Nudity

August 4, 2005
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I had a great time in Cologne, a city with a passion for food, drink and celebration. Cologne doesn’t take itself too seriously, the...

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Nothing new under the sun

July 19, 2005
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Wanderlust has me by the throat again. This time it is Eastern Europe, with its former communist facades, it’s majestic hilltops, full of castles...

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Fruit Seller My Hero

July 8, 2005
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Just a few words about the incident that befell London yesterday. I don’t want this blog to be political, but it is sometimes hard...

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Cocktail Agent Party

July 6, 2005
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You are invited, said the notice, to a cocktail party thrown by an important literary agency who will (if you are lucky) one day...

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Mermaid in training

June 2, 2005
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Mermaid in training

I recently returned from the Costa de Azahar, having spent two weeks engrossed in my own version of a sensory deprivation tank. The beach...

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The Mantra of Margaritas

May 3, 2005
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This month has been packed full of deadlines, classes and work meetings. My way of coping? Browsing through travel blogs. The beaches, mountains and...

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The Incredible Shrinking Essay

April 26, 2005
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After weeks of agonizing worry and sleepless tossing and turning  due to stress and too much caffeine, I finally turned in my last essay:...

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My Zombie

April 12, 2005
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I’ve just finished reading Joyce Carol Oats’ novel, Zombie, and I’m reminded a little of my own frustrated boy character in TI. We have...

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Lose a page, gain a blog

April 12, 2005
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Well, I finally made it to blogland. I’m a little late I’ll grant, but I am eager to embrace this form and see what...

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Niki Aguirre is an American fiction writer based in London. Afflicted by wanderlust from a young age, Niki has lived in the US, Spain and Ecuador. She now resides in the UK with four cats.

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Dystopia: I used to like dystopia. Lately, it reminds me of dysentery and that's never good. Plus, the increase of apocalyptic films and books over the past decade make me wish we'd end already, just so I can see if they're right.