Everyone has a view of what happiness is. Some manage to find happiness in mundane things, like taking a stroll outside in the morning; others search for happiness beyond things that can be touched, dedicating their…
"A short story is not a sailing ship to take you far in the ocean but a boat to transport you fast to the other side." Honestly, I had not much of interest in short stories before. I—an experienced bookworm—obviously preferred full-length novels over twelve-page stories. I…
I was born in Russia. How did it happen that almost half of my life I’ve consciously dedicated to learning English I find rather hard to narrate in few words… But today’s reality is that one of the main things I do for…
When I say the hardest and lowest-paying job, what do you imagine? Maybe a stiff office without air conditioning in the middle of a desert, or a hellish kitchen with Gordon Ramsay’s doppelganger shouting and throwing…
It’s always been the same, like a badly written story where one human being stands against another. Some use fists to defend their truths; others are sharp of tongue. Each is reluctant to give up. But does it really matter? It’s a fact that a huge part of people living on this…
A few months ago I took a very important decision. I decided to take my first in years month off writing and use the time to recharge my personal resources. It was not easy, especially the first week. I was anxious and wired to the same thought that I was wasting my time. Each…
If you were an apple, there would be a need for two halves to make you whole. Well, in the case of us humans, two halves would not be enough to form your naturally multifaceted personality and complete a healthy…
Self-acceptance is not a mythical creature everyone knows about but has never really seen. It’s real. And unlike a unicorn, whose absence is not that vital for our lives, self-acceptance decides whether you’re going to…
2014 was a year of challenges for me. I had just finished high school and it was officially time to make big decisions for my future. At that time, it had already been around three years since I seriously started…
