Tag: Daily Essay
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The Art of Creating New Slang
The boss, who was watching from the side, suddenly shouted at me. Startled, I stopped cutting just in time. I had almost made an irreversible mistake that would take months to fix. A chill ran down my spine as sweat poured from every pore.
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How Much Can You Eat?
It seemed impossible to finish all that bread, but she ate it plain, toasted with mayo, or drizzled with honey, and within minutes, she had really devoured it all!
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Fandom Passion
Personally, I’m not really cut out for the whole fandom thing. My focus isn’t great and I’m not persistent. Sure, I like things, but focusing intently on them isn’t my strong suit.
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Why Do You Need an ID for Domestic Flights?
She looked at me, expecting luggage, but I signaled no. We had a moment of understanding. She told me to get a resident registration copy from the kiosk behind. When I asked how she knew, she sighed, ‘It happens over ten times a day.’ Ignoring her judgment, I headed to the kiosk.
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A Packed Week
While eating, one friend sent a photo from a Friday night gathering, and another shared a picture of a dinner prepared for her newly promoted husband. It didn’t look like she cooked it herself, but it seemed pretty convincing. If she had made it, it might not have looked as fancy. After finishing the macarons,…
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A Quaint Bookstore in Sydney
For the then-popular ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, a review read, ‘Personally, I wouldn’t recommend it, but if curiosity from its fame gets the better of you, read it and decide.’ (Still, I wanted to buy it.)
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Even If It’s a Goblin’s Café…
Whenever we arrived and opened the car door, a cold breeze swept in, no matter the season. In a dreamlike state, I wandered out, entranced by the sound of the wind, and faced the stunning view of Gangneung and the East Sea. Even now, the memory can be as vivid as yesterday when I close…
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Coffee and Death Potion
In the break room of the building where I work, there’s a big Nespresso machine with two coffee outlets. As soon as I enter, shedding my jacket and hanging it carelessly on a chair, I find myself instinctively walking toward that machine, like it’s some kind of ritual. From the capsule tray next to the…
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Do Angels Really Exist?: OA
The main character, Prairie (OA), is blind and embarks on a journey to find her biological father after leaving her adoptive parents. But she ends up being kidnapped by a doctor named Hunter, who studies the afterlife. Along with four others, she’s held captive in an underground lab for seven years, living as a test…