„Capul plecat sabia nu-l taie” Îmi spunea mama în momentele mele de rebeliune timpurie. O priveam cu ochi mari. „Nu te mai uita la mine ca o bufniță!”. O acompania mezinul familiei: „Buc-ni-ță!”. Atunci, spune-mi de ce să mă plec sabiei privilegiului și a maturității nepretinse? Eu nu mă voi…
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Homo Humilus
Sunt un om curajos și am un simț acut al dreptății. Uneori mă gândesc să devin un vigilante, mai ales în nopțile târzii, când luna plină bate la fereastră și nu adorm. Mi-aș spune „Mardi”, discipol al lui Marte. Captiv într-o nesfârșită zi de marți, într-o luptă eternă cu somnul….
Dissident Society
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DISSIDENT SOCIETY – The Iron Curtain
A few years ago, I interned at the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and the Memory of the Romanian Exile, where I was deeply impacted by the knowledge I gained. Specifically, insights into anti-communist dissent and political repression in Romania’s history. I believe that understanding the past is…
Me and my brother
Sometimes I wonder how, despite its far place on the spectrum of imagination, Greek Mythology encompasses so many timeless truths and mundane affairs. One of the Olympian deities, Ares was the God of War and courage. Known for his quick temper, aggressiveness and bloodlust, he wasn’t very popular among the…
Godunov
Sometimes I find myself in an endless stream of thoughts – coming and going, no beginning nor end. Usually, by the end of the day, the flux fades, consumed by my eagerness to analyse every detail. I get so bored… I am so quick at thinking things through, that sometimes…
Sail
“To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations I often think about how a human body can contain a noisy mind. How can the flesh and bones not get electrocuted by the…
I am Mardie
I am courageous, and I have a heightened sense of justice. Sometimes I think about being a vigilante, especially when I cannot fall asleep, deep in the night, when the full moon shines through my window. I love pink, and I am exuberant and explosive. Especially when I am required…