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ultra quotes

being an extreme sport, ultra-running lends itself to all sorts of creative, funny, and painfully true quotes. “you’re almost there!”, “looking good!”, “it’s all downhill from here!”, “aid station is just around the bend!”, are some common ones, but there are also jewels such as “it never always gets worse”, and “the race continued as […] Read more

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monday haiku

crazy eyes to seethe darkness of my poor soul;but sometimes it shines.thought of the day: without science man is still man; without art man ceases to be […] Read more

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monday haiku

all my simple dreamsare a manifestationof my subconscious […] Read more

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sunday haiku

quero desligaro liquidificadoracabou a luz—i want to turn offthis blender, oh, it’s insaneand the lights are off […] Read more

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perfectionism: the paralyzing weakness

i have a confession to make: i’m a chronic perfectionist. i also suffer from the worst case of all-or-nothing personality.these two character defects combined make for an extremely paralyzing combination: i won’t start a task when i know i don’t have time to finish it in one go. i also won’t start a task if […] Read more

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curtains drawn

the air smells bitter;the sounds coming through the window, distant.morning comes.dewey. gray. empty.the ceiling fan reminds me of the world outside.the light is outside.inside… hollow.~nattie~july 2006 […] Read more

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steel rapture

it’s a subliminal state…the bitterness of my tearsand the sweetness of the guitar chordsinvoke pungent memories.memories of long awaited momentsi have never experienced,but that are yet to come.each note in its unique beauty and simplicitytouches me deeply,making me so clearly awareof these feelings.it’s piercing.HE tortures me with each stroke of HIS hands…hands carefully crafted by […] Read more

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