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The Last Shift

A forgotten cotton swab in an old cabinet brings back the memory of a terrifying afternoon on the road, the indifference of crowds, and the quiet dignity of a stranger's last day at work.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/05/06/the-last-shift/

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The Masks of Hypocrisy

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/10/the-masks-of-hypocrisy/

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What If I Were Twenty Again? Thoughts on My 46th Birthday

Turning 46 triggers a question: would I go back to being twenty?

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/19/what-if-i-were-twenty-again-thoughts-on-my-46th-birthday/

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The Gray Teacher

On a gray winter morning, memory drifts back to an old classroom, a stern teacher, and the thin line between mist and humidity.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/23/the-gray-teacher/

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The Mechanically Perfect Lie

A loud noise outside my window brings back a memory from 2002. The night I truly could have died.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/

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The Mechanically Perfect Lie

A loud noise outside my window brings back a memory from 2002. The night I truly could have died.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/

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The Magpie

A bird’s noise is enough to bring back memories of months spent half-trapped because of a magpie.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/18/the-magpie/

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Arrivals and Departures

A sleepless night, a thought about the day I arrived and the day I'll leave.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/02/08/arrivals-and-departures/

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Up, 16 Years Later

A new pair of earbuds triggers a sudden journey back 16 years.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/02/14/up-16-years-later/

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I’ve just finished writing a post for my-notes, which I’ll be publishing next (probably next week). I really like it because, unlike the recent ones, it feels 'warm' and comforting.

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The Doctor's Eyes

Curious minds never grow old. Their fear isn't aging, but running out of time to learn.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/02/16/the-doctors-eyes/

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Anatoly's Mother

Anatoly's mother waits for her son's messages with the quiet, stubborn hope only a mother can have. In the space between one phone call and the next, war enters the house through silences, small gestures, and the unbearable weight of what everyone already knows.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/04/22/anatolys-mother/

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179 Euros

A 179 Euro purchase in 2010 seemed like a splurge. 16 years later, that appliance has survived moves, earthquakes, and snowstorms, becoming a silent witness to my life's changes.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/02/22/179-euros/

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The Scent of Denial

An anonymous white bottle in a 2001 photo brings back the sharp smell of adolescence - of treatments, hidden shame, and the night I looked in the mirror and finally saw what everyone else already had.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/03/21/the-scent-of-denial/

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My City

I spent years trying to return to my city, only to understand that what I was looking for had disappeared long before I did.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/05/22/my-city/

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The Lock

An empty wardrobe, a rescued pendulum clock, and a lingering scent in the kitchen. Closing a door, forcing the key a little, and leaving a piece of life behind.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/05/31/the-lock/

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Señor

People's positivity can be infectious, and sometimes, life is a matter of perspective.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/07/02/senor/

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The Broken Gramophone and the Stolen Land

The story of a broken gramophone and a piece of stolen land. A personal account of my family's legacy, caught between fascist violence and the calculated greed of those who wore the banner of anti-fascism for personal gain.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/11/the-broken-gramophone-and-the-stolen-land/

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Menaville

A colleague's accent brings back a childhood memory. I open a Commodore 64 emulator and go looking for Menaville, a city that never existed, and the freedom that did.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/08/17/menaville/

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