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Reading room

Words worth coming back to

Stories, reflections and poetry collected over the years and shared in a chat for creative people

22 posts

An orange paper boat with a tiny flame among waves made from a dark book’s pages

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You have to start somewhere

you have to start somewhere.. because someone threw us into the fairy tale.. and never asked whether we liked it.. and we have a…

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A little rag doll is given life

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If God forgot..!

If God forgot for a moment that I am a rag doll and gave me a little piece of life, perhaps I would not say everything I think,…

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There is always room for friendship

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Two beers

Two beers, or the philosophy of life, the universe and everything.. In philosophy class, the professor stood behind a desk…

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A graduate with a beach umbrella in a hall transformed into a beach

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Wear sunscreen!

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’97: wear sunscreen. If I could give you only one piece of advice for the future, it would…

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Three adults at a children’s table discuss a toy crown

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National character

A cross-section of the Bulgarian character! Let us imagine a lovely, sweet, intelligent eight-year-old child. The child can…

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The grand opening of a bricked-up doorway

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The Bulgarian model

Proud to be Bulgarian!! If we have given the world anything, it is the Bulgarian model. Like the Pyramid of Cheops or the Tower…

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A smile behind a discarded mask

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The impression

Laugh and cry without holding back! Laughter I was having lunch with a friend in an elegant Beverly Hills restaurant. We were…

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A colourful piece finding its place in a shadow

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Why am I here?

I believe the world is grateful to you too.. Over the years I have sometimes marvelled at how many emotions I have experienced…

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A slow dance on a stopped clock

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SLOW DANCE!

A lesson in life from a child Have you ever watched the children at the funfair? Or listened to the rain falling on the earth?…

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Roses turn the pages during meditation

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An encounter with a lama

I do not know why I ended up precisely there... The hall was a pleasant dark blue, and I sat in a comfortable, pleasantly…

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The quiet of a book among a pile of televisions

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The wise Indians

From the books of the wise Indians, adapted to present-day realities * Eat more rye-based foods. * Give people more than they ask…

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Enough light held in a small cup

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I wish you enough!

My friends and loved ones: I wish you ENOUGH!!! Not long ago, at the airport, I overheard a father and daughter talking before…

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A celebration of an ordinary breakfast

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Something to think about

One of these days.. My best friend opened a drawer in his wife’s chest of drawers and took out a little package wrapped in tissue…

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A child teaches a lesson in listening

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A memo from a child

And one more thing: I love you very much. Please love me too! Do not spoil me. I know perfectly well that I cannot have…

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A father puts the ruler aside and comes down to his child’s level

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Father forgets

Parents are often tempted to reproach their children. You probably expect me to tell you not to. No. I will only say: “Before…

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Neighbours can reach the Moon but struggle to talk to one another

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The paradox of our time

This is something I know almost everyone has read, but I think we forget it quickly enough that it is good to keep reminding…

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Two very different early-rising athletes

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The lion and the gazelle

When the sun rises, you have to run..! As today’s step towards success, we must see every day as an opportunity that demands we…

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Lighter luggage and more ice cream

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IF I COULD START AGAIN

This life is a test. Just an ordinary test. If it were a real life, you would receive further instructions on where to go and…

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Two people under a small yellow umbrella on a bench in a flooded grey ballroom

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It doesn’t interest me

It does not interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what stirs you and whether you would dare to dream of fulfilling…

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Ghostly riders around a waiting grey horse with an empty saddle and a red mounting step on a moonlit road

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The wild horses of death

When the shepherds of midnight drive their flocks of clouds along the roads of moonlight towards us, without horseshoes come…

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A woman holds a tiny golden sun above an ice heart melting in a dark stone hall

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No Trace of Ice

Please, give me strength and so much, so much luck and a soul that is pure, with no trace of ice... No wounds and no scars from a…

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An antique gramophone in a moonlit room sends a red thread curling around a porcelain heart

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Long Nights, Long Days

Long nights, long days, thoughts, feelings and dreams, from deep within a memory returns, stings a wound and strikes the heart...…

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