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Little Red Riding Hood Goes to the Sea

Do characters in storybooks feel trapped in their plots? Do they want to jump outside? Into another book?

1 min readApr 6, 2024

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Little Red Riding Hood Goes to the Sea

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The Child Behind the Curtain

As a child, I often hid behind the curtains. I would sit on the floor hug my legs, and rest my head on my knees. I did not want to be…

2 min readApr 19, 2023

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The Child Behind the Curtain

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Their lives

I never thought the pain would be physical

1 min readNov 1, 2021

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Their lives

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How many lives have you lost?

Poetry is a space where I can embrace my weirdness

1 min readOct 4, 2023

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How many lives have you lost?

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La niña detrás de la cortina

De niña, a menudo me escondía detrás de las cortinas. Me sentaba en el suelo, abrazaba las piernas y apoyaba la cabeza en mis rodillas. No…

2 min readApr 19, 2023

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La niña detrás de la cortina

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Ode an meine alternden Hände

Spontaneously translated from the original English by Stefan Herrenschwand, for which I am most grateful.

2 min readApr 9, 2023

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Ode an meine alternden Hände

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Homage to an aging pair of hands

Like a flower wilting in plain sight my hands have begun to spoil.

1 min readApr 8, 2023

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Homage to an aging pair of hands

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Write a poem with the word ‘Colonoscopy,’ I prompt AI. Watch what happens…it’s pretty creepy

Click on the image below and watch ChatGPT write a poem in 10"

2 min readMar 4, 2023

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Write a poem with the word ‘Colonoscopy,’ I prompt AI. Watch what happens…it’s pretty creepy

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Switzerland is not Living up to its Humanitarian Reputation

Alireza, an 18-year old Afghan asylum seeker in Geneva, took his own life on November 30th, 2022. He had just received a decision from the…

2 min readDec 7, 2022

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Switzerland is not Living up to its Humanitarian Reputation

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Lo nuestro

En el 2018, mi hermana Constanza, mi esposo y yo fuimos a conocer Mompox. Y nos ocurrió eso que a mí nunca me había sucedido hasta…

4 min readDec 3, 2022

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Lo nuestro

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Ximena Escobar de Nogales

Ximena Escobar de Nogales

I write, to try to understand. I volunteer in prison, advice on impact investments and I run the Casa Taller El Boga, an arts residency in Mompox, Colombia

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